The Determinants of Quality of Life of Nursing Home Residents with Young-Onset Dementia and the Differences between Dementia Subtypes
Radboud University Nijmegen · Radboud University Medical Center · +7 more institutions
Abstract
The aims of this study are to (1) explore the determinants of quality of life (QoL) in nursing home residents with young-onset dementia (YOD), (2) investigate whether there are differences between dementia subtypes (Alzheimer dementia, vascular/mixed dementia, frontotemporal dementia, other) regarding these determinants, and (3) compare QoL profiles of YOD nursing home residents across dementia subtypes.
This cross-sectional study included 207 nursing home residents. Multilevel modeling was used to determine the relationships between QoL and neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS), dementia severity, psychotropic drug use (PDU), dementia subtype, age, and gender. Additional multilevel models were used to compare aspects of QoL between dementia subtypes.
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 143.50
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 41
Authors
9- BABritt AppelhofCorresponding
Radboud University Nijmegen, Radboud University Medical Center, Community Care
- CBChristian Bakker
Radboud University Nijmegen, Radboud University Medical Center, Community Care, Florence (Netherlands)
- JCJeannette C.L. van Duinen‐van den IJssel
Radboud University Nijmegen, Radboud University Medical Center, Community Care
- SASandra A. Zwijsen
Amsterdam Public Health
- MSMartin Smalbrugge
Amsterdam Public Health
Topics & keywords
- Dementia
- Quality of life (healthcare)
- Medicine
- Frontotemporal dementia
- Gerontology
- Nursing homes
- Vascular dementia
- Psychiatry