Outcome of three-year follow-up for elderly people with dementia in urban and rural areas of in Beijing
- VernacularTitle:北京城、乡老年期痴呆患者205例三年随访分析
- Author:
Zhe TANG
;
Manjun XIANG
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Dementia;
Mortality
- From:
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics
2001;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To analyze the influence of elderly dementia living in urban and rural areas of Beijing on their survival rate. Methods The elderly people with dementia aged 60 years and over lived in Beijing was investigated since 1997 by two step method and the mortality of the same population was followed up in 2000. Results A total of 2 788 patients were collected in 1997, and 2 721 of them were visited in 2000. Sixty seven(2 4%) of them were lost for follow up due to making a move and other reasons. Among the followed 2 721 cases , 2 307 were still alive (82 7%) and 414 died (14 9%), with the annual fatality rate being 3 79%(standardized). For all 205 cases diagnosed as dementia in 1997, the accumulated fatality rate was 42 46%(standardized), being 5 folds of the fatality for the non dementia. No significant difference was found in the fatality rate between male and female dementia. The fatality of dementia in rural area and over 75 years of age increased. Age and living conditions influenced significantly the fatality, and the fatality rate increased in patients with dementia and dysfunction of body moving. Conclusions Dementia is a disease impacting seriously the survival of elderly people.
