Predicting mortality in patients diagnosed with advanced dementia presenting at an acute care hospital: the PROgnostic Model for Advanced DEmentia (PRO-MADE)

• Published in: BMC geriatrics Vol. 23; no. 1; p. 255
• Main Authors: Kaur, Palvinder, Kannapiran, Palvannan, Ng, Sheryl Hui Xian, Chu, Jermain, Low, Zhi Jun, Ding, Yew Yoong, Tan, Woan Shin, Hum, Allyn
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 28.04.2023; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Accuracy and precision; Activities of Daily Living; Acute care setting; Advanced dementia; Aged, 80 and over; Care and treatment; Comorbidity; Death & dying; Dementia; Dementia - diagnosis; Dementia - epidemiology; Dementia - therapy; Dementia disorders; Diagnosis; Disease; Dysphagia; Forecasts and trends; Geriatrics; Hospitals; Humans; Male; Management; Medical prognosis; Mortality; Older people; One-year mortality; Palliation; Palliative care; Palliative treatment; Patients; Primary care; Prognosis; Prognostication; Retrospective Studies; Services; Singapore; Ulcers; Variables; Singapore; One-year mortality; Palliative care; Prognostication; Acute care setting; Advanced dementia

Challenges in prognosticating patients diagnosed with advanced dementia (AD) hinders timely referrals to palliative care. We aim to develop and validate a prognostic model to predict one-year all-cause mortality (ACM) in patients with AD presenting at an acute care hospital. This retrospective cohor...