作者
Samantha M Loi, Anita MY Goh, Ramon Mocellin, Charles B Malpas, Shaun Parker, Dhamidhu Eratne, Sarah Farrand, Wendy Kelso, Andrew Evans, Mark Walterfang, Dennis Velakoulis
发表日期
2022/4
期刊
International Psychogeriatrics
卷号
34
期号
4
页码范围
367-375
出版商
Cambridge University Press
简介
Objectives
While early diagnosis of younger-onset dementia (YOD) is crucial in terms of accessing appropriate services and future planning, diagnostic delays are common. This study aims to identify predictors of delay to diagnosis in a large sample of people with YOD and to investigate the impact of a specialist YOD service on this time to diagnosis.
Design
A retrospective cross-sectional study.
Setting
The inpatient unit of a tertiary neuropsychiatry service in metropolitan Victoria, Australia.
Participants
People diagnosed with a YOD.
Measurements and methods
We investigated the following predictors using general linear modeling: demographics including sex and location, age at onset, dementia type, cognition, psychiatric diagnosis, and number of services consulted with prior to diagnosis.
Results
A total of 242 inpatients were included. The mean time to diagnosis was 3.4 years. Significant predictors of delay included …
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