The use of outpatient support services: Differences between people with mild cognitive impairment and people with mild to moderate dementia.

• Tác giả: Nikolas Dietzel, Elmar Graessel, Anne Keefer, Peter L Kolominsky-Rabas
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 375.04 Curricula and courses in knowledge, systems study, data processing, computer science
• Thông tin xuất bản: United States : Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD , 2025
• Bộ sưu tập: NCBI
• ID: 690007

Tóm tắt

BackgroundLittle is known about the utilization of outpatient support services by people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).ObjectiveThis study aimed to analyze the use of support services by people with MCI compared to people with mild to moderate dementia.MethodsThe data basis is the multicenter, prospective register study 'Digital Dementia Register Bavaria - digiDEM Bayern'. The sample consists of 913 people with cognitive impairment, including 389 with MCI and 524 with mild to moderate dementia. Classification into 'MCI' and 'mild to moderate dementia' is based on the Mini-Mental State Examination and Montreal Cognitive Assessment. The use of support services was surveyed using the Dementia Assessment of Service Needs. Fisher's exact test and multiple linear regression were conducted to analyze for group differences.ResultsFour out of thirteen support services are used less frequently by people with MCI than by people with mild to moderate dementia: 'Outpatient care' (