Mortality in dementia is predicted by older age of onset and cognitive presentation

摘要: ObjectivesSurvival information in dementia is important for future planning and service provision. There have been limited Australian data investigating survival duration and risk factors associated with mortality in younger-onset dementia.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional retrospective study investigating survival in inpatients with a diagnosis of dementia admitted to a tertiary neuropsychiatry service from 1991 to 2014. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Death Index was used to obtain mortality information.ResultsA total of 468 inpatients were identified, of which 75% had symptom onset at ⩽65 years of age (defined as younger-onset dementia). Dementia was categorised into four subtypes, Alzheimer’s dementia, frontotemporal dementia, vascular dementia and other dementias; 72% of the patients had died. Overall median survival duration was 10.6 years with no significant differences in …