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P3‐241: Nutritional profile and its relationship with cognitive and functional status of severe dementia patients
Author(s) -
Morillo Lilian Schafirovits,
Do Maria,
Sitta Carmo,
Araújo João Paulo
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2015.06.1613
Subject(s) - dementia , malnutrition , medicine , anthropometry , population , body mass index , mann–whitney u test , activities of daily living , gerontology , cognition , mini–mental state examination , disease , physical therapy , pediatrics , psychiatry , environmental health
with FAST 5 to 7G, 75% in use of anticholinesterase, 16.7% died in the household and 77% in hospital. Caregivers had on average age 61.4 6 13.9 years, 79.5% women and 65.9% child (a). The prevalence of prolonged grief in caregivers occurred in 11.4%. Decreased risk of Mourning Extended when the son was who provided care (OR: 0.032; 95% CI: 0.001 to 0.905; p 1⁄4 0.044). There was an increased risk of Mourning Extended caregivers interested in counseling (OR: 17.838; 95% CI: 1.302 to 244.39, p 1⁄4 0.031). Conclusion: It is important that caregivers have a targeted assessment and psychological support before and after death of patients with advanced dementia to prevent Prolonged grief. Further research may help to identify and direct them to specialized professional help.