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A 12-month follow-up study of people with dementia referred to general hospital liaison psychiatry services

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Sheehan, Bart, Lall, R., Gage, H., Holland, C., Katz, J. and Mitchell, K. (2013) A 12-month follow-up study of people with dementia referred to general hospital liaison psychiatry services. Age and Ageing, 42 (6). pp. 786-790. doi:10.1093/ageing/aft139 ISSN 0002-0729.

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Abstract

Background: new services for patients with dementia in general hospitals are being widely developed. Little is known of outcomes after hospital for such patients. Objective: to establish outcomes for patients with dementia referred to general hospital psychiatric services. Design: prospective cohort study. Setting: two UK general hospitals. Subjects: referrals with dementia to liaison psychiatric services. Method: eligible referrals (n = 112), and their carers, were assessed during admission, and at 6 and 12 months, using battery of health measurements. Results: mortality at 6 months was 31% and at 12 months 40%. At baseline, 13% lived in a care home, rising to 84% by 6 months. Quality of life scores remained stable over 12 months, while carer stress fell significantly. Baseline clinical and demographic variables did not predict quality of life or carer stress at 6 and 12 months. Conclusions: dementia liaison services in general hospitals currently focus on poor outcome cases. © The Author 2013. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Geriatrics Society. All rights reserved.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Clinical Trials Unit
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Journal or Publication Title: Age and Ageing
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISSN: 0002-0729
Official Date: 1 November 2013
Dates:
DateEvent
1 November 2013Published
17 May 2013Accepted
Volume: 42
Number: 6
Page Range: pp. 786-790
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/aft139
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder: Alzheimer's Society (AS)
Grant number: 96
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