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SUBMITTER: Maust DT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5600647 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Maust Donovan T DT Kales Helen C HC McCammon Ryan J RJ Blow Frederic C FC Leggett Amanda A Langa Kenneth M KM
The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 20170525 10
<h4>Objectives</h4>Explore the relationship between behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD; specifically, delusions, hallucinations, and agitation/aggression) and associated caregiver distress with emergency department (ED) utilization, inpatient hospitalization, and expenditures for direct medical care.<h4>Design/setting/participants</h4>Retrospective cross-sectional cohort of participants with dementia (N = 332) and informants from the Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study, a ...[more]