Persistent apathy in Alzheimer's disease as an independent factor of rapid functional decline: The REAL longitudinal cohort study

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 341-346

  Lechowski, Laurent ^a,b   Benoit, M ^c   Chassagne, P ^d   Vedel, I ^a,b   Tortrat, D ^a,b   Teillet, L ^a,b   Vellas, B ^e  

^a ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^c PASTEUR HOSPITAL   (France)

^d ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e TOULOUSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Apathy; Functional status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APATHY; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; LAWTON INSTRUMENTAL ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING SCALE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ODDS RATIO; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 67649307023     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2125     Document Type: Article

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