Neuropsychiatric symptoms are associated with increased risks of progression to dementia: a 2-year prospective study of 321 Chinese older persons with mild cognitive impairment

• Published in: Age and ageing Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 30 - 35
• Main Authors: Chan, W. C., Lam, L. C. W., Tam, C. W. C., Lui, V. W. C., Leung, G. T. Y., Lee, A. T. C., Chan, S. S. M., Fung, A. W. T., Chiu, H. F. K., Chan, W. M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.01.2011; Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
• Subjects: Aged; Aged patients; Aged, 80 and over; Anxiety-Depression; Asian people; Care and treatment; China; Cognition Disorders - complications; Cognition Disorders - diagnosis; Cognition Disorders - ethnology; Cognitive ability; Cognitive impairment; Dementia; Dementia - epidemiology; Depression - complications; Depression - diagnosis; Depression - ethnology; Development and progression; Disease Progression; Elderly patients; Elderly people; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Mental depression; Nerve Degeneration - complications; Nerve Degeneration - diagnosis; Nerve Degeneration - ethnology; Neurodegeneration; Neuropsychiatric symptoms; Neuropsychological Tests; Older people; Prognosis; Prospective Studies; Psychiatry; Psychological aspects; Regression Analysis; Risk Factors; Symptoms; China
• ISSN: 0002-0729; 1468-2834; 1468-2834
• DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afq151

studies have suggested that neuropsychiatric (NP) symptoms influence the development of dementia among older adults. But, the results are inconsistent and there is limited information about NP symptoms in population-based samples. to explore the association between NP symptoms and risk of cognitive...