Journal article
Institutionalization in Cognitively-Impaired Older Individuals
Abstract
Older adults with cognitive impairment are often institutionalized. Many cross-sectional studies have identified factors associated with this outcome but there is a paucity of longitudinal studies examining if progression of the condition is associated with institutionalization. In this study we followed 30 older adults with cognitive impairment for an average of three years. One third of these individuals were institutionalized by the end of …
Authors
Molloy DW; Bédard M; Pedlar D; Lever JA
Journal
Clinical Gerontologist, Vol. 20, No. 2, pp. 3–22
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
February 2, 1999
DOI
10.1300/j018v20n02_02
ISSN
0731-7115