Comorbidity patterns in institutionalized older adults affected by dementia.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Dementia is common in nursing homes (NH) residents. Defining dementia comorbidities is instrumental to identify groups of persons with dementia that differ in terms of health trajectories and resources consumption. We performed a cross-sectional study to identify comorbidity patterns and their associated clinical, behavioral, and functional phenotypes in institutionalized older adults with dementia.

Methods

We analyzed data on 2563 Italian NH residents with dementia, collected between January 2014 and December 2018 using the multidimensional assessment instrument interRAI Long-Term Care Facility (LTCF). A standard principal component procedure was used to identify comorbidity patterns. Linear regression analyses were used to ascertain correlates of expression of

SUBMITTER: Zazzara MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9197250 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature