Journal article
TRAJECTORIES OF HEALTH SYSTEM USE AND TRANSITIONS IN OLDER ADULTS WITH DEMENTIA
Abstract
Abstract
Health systems strive to enable persons with Alzheimer’s and related dementias to remain at home to maximize their quality of life. There is limited evidence describing long-term trajectories of health system use by persons with dementia as they remain in the community over time. A cohort of 62,622 community-dwelling older adults was followed for seven years and matched to persons without dementia (controls) based on …
Authors
Bronskill SE; Maclagan LC; Walker J; Guan J; Wang X; Ng R; Vermeulen MJ; Maxwell CJ
Journal
Innovation in Aging, Vol. 3, No. Supplement_1, pp. s15–s16
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
November 8, 2019
DOI
10.1093/geroni/igz038.056
ISSN
2399-5300