Dementia and neuropsychiatric symptoms in nursing-home patients in Nord-Trøndelag County
Sverre Bergh, Jostein Holmen, Ingvild Saltvedt, Kristian Tambs, Geir Selbæk
Bok 2012
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| Opplysninger | Earlier studies have revealed a high prevalence of dementia among nursing-home patients. We conducted a descriptive study of dementia and neuropsychiatric symptoms among patients in nursing homes in Nord-Trøndelag County, Norway. 704 nursing-home patients were included and studied with the Norwegian versions of the Clinical Dementia Rating scale (CDR) and the neuropsychiatric inventory (NPI).The study indicated that 575 patients (82 %) had dementia. Of these, 430 patients (75 %) had at least one clinically significant neuropsychiatric syndrome in addition, most commonly delusions, apathy or irritability. The neuropsychiatric symptoms could be grouped into four categories: psychosis, apathy, affective symptoms and agitation. The findings are comparable with earlier studies of Norwegian nursing-home patients. The high prevalence of dementia and neuropsychiatric symptoms is of significance for the clinical practice, running and planning of nursing homes.
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