Predictors of Residential Care Admission in Community-Dwelling Older People With Dementia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The objectives of this study were to identify variables associated with dementia and entry into aged residential care (ARC) and derive and validate a risk prediction model for dementia and entry into ARC.

Design

This was an observational study of prospectively collected Home Care International Residential Assessment Instrument (interRAI-HC) assessment data.

Setting and participants

Participants included all people age ≥65 years who had completed an interRAI-HC assessment between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2018. Exclusion criteria included death or entry into ARC within 30 days of assessment and not living at home at the time of the assessment.

Measures

InterRAI data from 94,202 older New Zealanders were evaluated for presence or absence of dementia. A

SUBMITTER: Jamieson H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7641960 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature