Dementia: mortality prediction model
Researchers developed a validated mortality prediction model for community-dwelling older adults with dementia (see dementia mortality predictor JamaIntMed2022 in dropbox, or doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.4326) Details: -- 4267 participants with probable dementia who were part of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), a study of community-dwelling adults at least 65 years old, from 1998-2016 (this was the derivation cohort) -- patients were interviewed every two years to assess changes and outcomes, with proxy interviews as needed with a spouse or other family member -- probable dementia was defined by a previously validated algorithm, shown to have high accuracy when compared with the gold standard dementia diagnoses -- mean age 82 (42% at least age 85), 69% female, 75% white/12% Black/10% Hispanic, BMI <18.5 in 7%, 18.5-25 in 47%, 25-30 in 29%, > 30 in 13%; 52% never smo...