Clinico-demographics of people with younger-onset dementia and neuropsychiatric symptoms referred to an Australian dementia support service: A comparison study with older-onset dementia

SM Loi; M Atee; T Morris; D Whiting; S Macfarlane; C Cunningham; D Velakoulis

Journal article

Clinico-demographics of people with younger-onset dementia and neuropsychiatric symptoms referred to an Australian dementia support service: A comparison study with older-onset dementia

SM Loi, M Atee, T Morris, D Whiting, S Macfarlane, C Cunningham, D Velakoulis

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

DOI: 10.1177/00048674221080709

Abstract

Objective: Younger-onset dementia accounts for about 5–10% of all dementias in Australia. Little data is available on neuropsychiatric symptoms in people with younger-onset dementia compared to those with older-onset dementia. This study aims to compare the types of neuropsychiatric symptoms and their clinico-demographic characteristics of people with younger-onset dementia and older-onset dementia who are referred to a specific dementia support service. Methods: A 2-year retrospective observational cross-sectional analysis was undertaken on referrals with neuropsychiatric symptoms from Dementia Support Australia programmes. Neuropsychiatric symptoms were measured using the Neuropsychiatric ..

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University of Melbourne Researchers

Samantha Loi Author

Dennis Velakoulis Author

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YOUNGER-ONSET DEMENTIA: IMPROVING PATIENT AND CARE OUTCOMES THROUGH ADVANCEMENTS IN DIAGNOSIS AND THE IDENTIFICAITON OF GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCE OUTCOMES

This project aims to fully characterise symptoms of YOD and correlate these with existing and novel investigations. Carers' needs,including ..

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Awarded by Department of Health, Australian Government

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 a National Health and Medical Council Early Career Fellowship (GNT1138968) and the Yulgilbar Alzheimer's Research Program. DSA programmes are funded by the Australian Government (Department of Health) under the Dementia Aged Care Services (DACS) Fund since 2016. The funders had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis and interpretation of the data; preparation, review or approval of the manuscript; and decision to submit the manuscript for publication.