Impact of impairment in instrumental activities of daily living and mild cognitive impairment on time to incident dementia – results of the Leipzig Longitudinal Study Of The Aged…
T Luck, M Luppa, M Angermeyer, A Villringer, HH König, SG Riedel-Heller · Psychiatrische Praxis · 2011 · Heft 04
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Background/Objectives: Early diagnosis of dementia requires knowledge about associated predictors. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and impairment in instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) on the time to an incident dementia diagnosis. Methods: Data were derived from the Leipzig Longitudinal Study of the Aged (LEILA75+), a population-based study of individuals aged 75 years and older. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was used to determine time to incident dementia. Cox proportional hazards models were applied to determine the impact of MCI and impairment…