Background: Studies have demonstrated that a significant minority of older persons
presenting to acute hospital services are cognitively impaired; however, the impact of …

BackgroundIncreasing numbers of people will die with dementia, many in the acute hospital.
It is often not perceived to be a life-limiting illness. AimsTo investigate the prevalence of …

Background: previous studies have indicated a prevalence of dementia in older admissions
of∼ 42% in a single London teaching hospital, and 21% in four Queensland hospitals …

Aim Few Australian studies have examined the impact of dementia on hospital outcomes.
The aim of this study was to determine the relative contribution of dementia to adverse …

Objective The aim of the study was to explore the association of dementia with in‐hospital
death in acutely ill medical patients. Methods Thirty‐four internal medicine and 4 geriatric …

Dementia remains grossly underdiagnosed in the UK. Between 40 and 64% of those
affected are not formally diagnosed [1–3]. Patients with dementia have high rates of hospital …

Objective To examine the effect of dementia on longer term survival after hospital admission,
and to assess whether dementia is an independent predictor of mortality. This information is …

Background: There is a lack of evidence to explain why patients with dementia are admitted
to a general hospital. Methods: Main reasons for hospitalisation were investigated in all …

Background: The purpose of this study was to analyze and determine the prevalence and
clinical characteristics of hospitalized dementia patients compared with nondemented …

Background Dementia is often considered a predictor of adverse hospitalization outcomes.
However, the relative contributions of dementia and other risk factors remain unclear …