Undiagnosed diseases in patients with dementia -: A potential target group for intervention

被引：41

作者：

Löppönen, MK

Isoaho, RE

Räihä, IJ

Vahlberg, TJ

Loikase, SM

Takala, TI

Puolijoki, H

Irjala, KM

Kivelä, SL

机构：

[1] Univ Turku, Dept Gen Practice, FI-20014 Turku, Finland

[2] Univ Turku, Dept Geriatr, Turku, Finland

[3] Univ Turku, Dept Biostat, Turku, Finland

[4] Turku Univ, Cent Hosp, Dept Clin Chem, Turku, Finland

[5] Univ Turku, Turku City Hosp, Turku, Finland

[6] Mehilainen Oyj, Turku, Finland

[7] Harkatie Hlth Ctr, Lieto, Finland

[8] Pori Hlth Ctr, Pori, Finland

[9] Satakunta Cent Hosp, Pori, Finland

[10] Seinajoki Cent Hosp, Seinajoki, Finland

[11] Turku Univ Hosp, Unit Family Med, FIN-20520 Turku, Finland

来源：

DEMENTIA AND GERIATRIC COGNITIVE DISORDERS | 2004年 / 18卷 / 3-4期

关键词：

population-based study; comorbidity; undiagnosed diseases;

D O I：

10.1159/000080126

中图分类号：

R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;

摘要：

Objective: To study undiagnosed diseases in older people with and without dementia. Design: Cross-sectional population-based study in Lieto, southwestern Finland. Participants: All the inhabitants aged 64 and more in Lieto. Participation rate was 82% (n = 1,260). Measurements: Dementia and its subtypes were diagnosed according to prevailing criteria. Medical conditions were assessed in clinical examinations and from medical records. Results: 112 patients with dementia were found; 66% of them had at least 1 undiagnosed disease compared to 48% of the non-demented group (p = 0.041). The demented subjects had more undiagnosed hypercholesterolaemia (p = 0.039) and undiagnosed hypothyroidism (p = 0.032) than the controls. Conclusion: Undiagnosing is more common among patients with dementia. Screening strategies should be developed further to find these patients. Copyright (C) 2004 S. Karger AG, Basel.

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页数：9

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