Scott W K, Edwards K B, Davis D R, Cornman C B, Macera C A
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208, USA.
Gerontologist. 1997 Feb;37(1):46-51. doi: 10.1093/geront/37.1.46.
South Carolina Community Long-Term Care (CLTC) data were used to identify factors increasing the risk of institutionalization in people with dementia. Clients diagnosed with dementia and observed at least twice between June 1993 and December 1994 (N = 786) were studied. Logistic regression determined that clients with a decline in ADL function who were white, had a nonrelative or child as a caregiver, and were diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease were at increased risk of institutionalization. Identifying CLTC clients at increased risk of institutionalization could be useful in designing additional interventions to prevent institutionalization or in planning the transition to institutional care.
南卡罗来纳州社区长期护理（CLTC）数据被用于确定增加痴呆症患者机构化风险的因素。对1993年6月至1994年12月期间被诊断为痴呆症且至少接受过两次观察的患者（N = 786）进行了研究。逻辑回归分析确定，日常生活活动（ADL）功能下降、为白人、由非亲属或子女作为照顾者且被诊断患有阿尔茨海默病的患者机构化风险增加。识别机构化风险增加的CLTC患者，对于设计额外的干预措施以预防机构化或规划向机构护理的过渡可能有用。
