Measuring change in clinical profiles between hospital admission and discharge and predicting living arrangements at discharge for aged patients presenting behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia

Highlights • A majority of psychogeriatric inpatients with BPSD are discharged to nursing homes. • Clinical profiles vary significantly between admission and discharge. • BPSD-affective profile and gender at discharge predict return to home. • BPSD-functional and BPSD-psychotic profiles at discharge...

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Published in:Archives of gerontology and geriatrics 2016-07, Vol.65, p.161-167
Main Authors: Bucher, Claudia Ortoleva, Dubuc, Nicole, von Gunten, Armin, Morin, Diane
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Classification
Dementia
Dementia - classification
Dementia - psychology
Female
Hospitalization
Humans
Inpatients
Internal Medicine
Male
Nursing home admission
Nursing Homes
Patient Discharge
Prediction
Retrospective Studies
Sex Factors
Switzerland
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Summary:Highlights • A majority of psychogeriatric inpatients with BPSD are discharged to nursing homes. • Clinical profiles vary significantly between admission and discharge. • BPSD-affective profile and gender at discharge predict return to home. • BPSD-functional and BPSD-psychotic profiles at discharge predict transfer to acute care or death.
ISSN:0167-4943
1872-6976
DOI:10.1016/j.archger.2016.03.018