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How well are the diagnosis and symptoms of dementia recorded in older patients admitted to hospital?

Author(s) -

George Crowther,

Mike Bennett,

John D. Holmes

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afw169

Subject(s) - dementia , delirium , medicine , medical diagnosis , specialty , psychiatry , anxiety , depression (economics) , population , medical record , disease , environmental health , radiology , pathology , economics , macroeconomics

In the United Kingdom dementia is generally diagnosed by mental health services. General hospitals are managed by separate healthcare trusts and the handover of clinical information between organisations is potentially unreliable. Around 40% of older people admitted to hospital have dementia. This group have a high prevalence of psychological symptoms and delirium. If the dementia diagnosis or symptoms are not recognised, patients may suffer unnecessarily with resulting negative outcomes.

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