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Predictors of Nursing Home Placement in Parkinson's Disease: A Population‐Based, Prospective Study

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2000 · Vol. 48(8) · pp. 938–942

Dag Aarsland✉(Stavanger University Hospital)Jan LarsenElise TandbergKnut Laake(Oslo University Hospital)

Abstract

Both motor and neuropsychiatric symptoms contributed to institutionalization, but the presence of hallucinations was the strongest predictor. This finding indicates it is possible that effective treatment of hallucinations may reduce the need for institutionalization in patients with Parkinson's disease.

Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Ginkgo biloba and Cashew ApplicationsMedicineDementiaDepression (economics)Rating scaleClinical Dementia RatingActivities of daily livingGeriatric Depression ScalePopulationDiseasePhysical therapy

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Activities of Daily LivingAdultAgedAged, 80 and overDementiaFemaleHallucinationsHumansMaleMiddle AgedNorwayNursing HomesParkinson DiseasePatient AdmissionPredictive Value of Tests

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