Mortality in dementia is predicted by older age of onset and cognitive presentation

SM Loi; P Tsoukra; Z Chen; P Wibawa; T Mijuskovic; D Eratne; MA Di Biase; A Evans; S Farrand; W Kelso; AMY Goh; M Walterfang; D Velakoulis

Journal article

Mortality in dementia is predicted by older age of onset and cognitive presentation

SM Loi, P Tsoukra, Z Chen, P Wibawa, T Mijuskovic, D Eratne, MA Di Biase, A Evans, S Farrand, W Kelso, AMY Goh, M Walterfang, D Velakoulis

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD | Published : 2022

DOI: 10.1177/00048674211041003

Abstract

Objectives: Survival information in dementia is important for future planning and service provision. There have been limited Australian data investigating survival duration and risk factors associated with mortality in younger-onset dementia. Methods: This was a cross-sectional retrospective study investigating survival in inpatients with a diagnosis of dementia admitted to a tertiary neuropsychiatry service from 1991 to 2014. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Death Index was used to obtain mortality information. Results: A total of 468 inpatients were identified, of which 75% had symptom onset at ⩽65 years of age (defined as younger-onset dementia). Dementia was catego..

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Samantha Loi Author

Dhamidhu Eratne Author

Maria Di Biase Author

Andrew Evans Author

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Funding Acknowledgements

The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship and/or publication of this article: S.M.L. is funded by the Yulgilbar Alzheimer's Research Program and a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Early Career Fellowship (GNT1138968). NorthWestern Mental Health seed grant also provided funding for this project. All the other authors report no relevant disclosures.