Patients in Australian Memory Clinics: baseline characteristics and predictors of decline at six months

Background: The Prospective Research In MEmory clinics (PRIME) is a three-year non-prescriptive, observational study identifying and measuring relationships among predictor and outcome variables. Methods: Patients from nine memory clinics, diagnosed with dementia or mild cognitive impairment (MCI),...

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Published in:International psychogeriatrics 2011-09, Vol.23 (7), p.1086-1096
Main Authors: Brodaty, Henry, Woodward, Michael, Boundy, Karyn, Ames, David, Balshaw, Robert
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Age of Onset
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Australia
Biological and medical sciences
Cognitive ability
Cognitive Dysfunction - complications
Cognitive Dysfunction - diagnosis
Cognitive Dysfunction - psychology
Community Mental Health Centers - statistics & numerical data
Decision Support Techniques
Degenerative and inherited degenerative diseases of the nervous system. Leukodystrophies. Prion diseases
Dementia
Dementia - classification
Dementia - diagnosis
Dementia - etiology
Dementia - prevention & control
Dementia - psychology
Disease Progression
Female
Geriatric psychology
Geriatrics
Humans
Intelligence Tests - standards
Intelligence Tests - statistics & numerical data
Male
Medical sciences
Memory
Memory Disorders - diagnosis
Memory Disorders - epidemiology
Memory Disorders - psychology
Mental Competency
Mentally Disabled Persons - psychology
Mentally Disabled Persons - rehabilitation
Neurology
Organic mental disorders. Neuropsychology
Outcome Assessment (Health Care) - methods
Predictive Value of Tests
Prospective Studies
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Severity of Illness Index
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Summary:Background: The Prospective Research In MEmory clinics (PRIME) is a three-year non-prescriptive, observational study identifying and measuring relationships among predictor and outcome variables. Methods: Patients from nine memory clinics, diagnosed with dementia or mild cognitive impairment (MCI), living in the community with
ISSN:1041-6102
1741-203X
DOI:10.1017/S1041610211000688