Taiki Sugimoto, Takashi Sakurai, Taiji Noguchi, Ayane Komatsu, Takeshi Nakagawa, Ikue Ueda, Aiko Osawa, Sangyoon Lee, Hiroyuki Shimada, Yujiro Kuroda, Kosuke Fujita, Nanae Matsumoto, Kazuaki Uchida, Yoshinobu Kishino, Rei Ono, Hidenori Arai, Tami Saito
OBJECTIVES: We developed a predictive model for all-cause mortality and examined the risk factors for cause-specific mortality among people with cognitive impairment in a Japanese memory clinic-based cohort (2010-2018). METHODS: This retrospective cohort study included people aged ≥65 years with mild cognitive impairment or dementia. The survival status was assessed based on the response of participants or their close relatives via a postal survey. Potential predictors including demographic and lifestyle-related factors, functional status, and behavioral and psychological status were assessed at the first visit at the memory clinic...
November 2023: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry