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O5‐09‐03: SEX DIFFERENCES IN DEMENTIA: EVIDENCE FROM POPULATION‐BASED STUDIES AND THE FINGER LIFESTYLE INTERVENTION
Author(s) -
Sindi Shireen,
Kåreholt Ingemar,
Ngandu Tiia,
Rosenberg Anna,
Kulmala Jenni,
Johansson Lena,
Wetterberg Hanna,
Skoog Johan,
Fratiglioni Laura,
Skoog Ingmar,
Kivipelto Miia
Publication year - 2019
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.2019.06.4884
Subject(s) - dementia , psychosocial , medicine , intervention (counseling) , gerontology , cohort , population , demography , cohort study , psychiatry , disease , environmental health , sociology
care in men and women, respectively. At age 85, dementia duration was 3.5 [3.4-3.7] years in men and 5.4 [5.2-5.7] years in women (4.4 [4.2-4.5] male controls, 7.2 [6.9-7.4] female controls). Of this, 0.7 0.8 years were with GP care only, 1.7 2.3 years with home care, and 1.1 2.3 years with institutional care in men and women, respectively. Use of dementia medication and living alone were associated with longer dementia duration and longer durations of home and institutional care. Non-western patients had longer dementia duration and longer durations of GP care only. Conclusions: Persons with dementia had shorter total durations compared to controls. The influences of ethnicity, dementia medication and living situation on disease duration and durations of care types warrant further research on access to care and potential interventions. These findings can help healthcare professionals to provide a prognosis to persons with dementia and can aid planning of healthcare resources and monitoring of new developments in dementia care.