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Analysis of symptomology in neuropsychiatric patients with dementia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

R. Lopez Mongil ,
J.A. Lopez Trigo ,
J. Castrodeza Sanz ,
T. Leon Colombo ,
S. Tamames Gonzalez ,
C. Hernan Garcia ,
C. Rodriguez Gay ,
J.L. Elguero Angulo ,
S. Marban Garcia  and
G. Gomez De La Cruz
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R. Lopez Mongil
Affiliation:
Hospital Psiquiatrico Dr. Villacian, Valladolid, Spain
J.A. Lopez Trigo
Affiliation:
Ayuntamiento de Málaga, Unidad de Ememoria y Demencias, Valladolid, Spain
J. Castrodeza Sanz
Affiliation:
Departamento de Medina Preventiva. Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
T. Leon Colombo
Affiliation:
Dpto. Neurociencias,Pfizer, Spain
S. Tamames Gonzalez
Affiliation:
Departamento de Medina Preventiva. Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
C. Hernan Garcia
Affiliation:
Departamento de Medina Preventiva. Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
C. Rodriguez Gay
Affiliation:
Departamento de Medina Preventiva. Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
J.L. Elguero Angulo
Affiliation:
Hospital Psiquiatrico Dr. Villacian, Valladolid, Spain
S. Marban Garcia
Affiliation:
Hospital Psiquiatrico Dr. Villacian, Valladolid, Spain
G. Gomez De La Cruz
Affiliation:
Hospital Psiquiatrico Dr. Villacian, Valladolid, Spain Multicentrico, Spain

Abstract

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Objectives:

Determine the presence of neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS), using the NPI-NH(Neuropsychiatric Inventory Nursing Home(NH) Version),in order to provide a multidimensional profile in behavioural symptoms in residents and to calculate its prevalence in Spanish NH.

Design/ Methods

From randomized population of RESYDEM study (Identification of patients with cognitive deterioration and dementia in NH) a multi-central, cross-sectional and observational study was carried out. 71 geriatrician from 54 NH representative the Spanish state participated.NPS was determinated by NPI Cummings NH version. This version includes upsets in sleep and feeding patterns.

992 residents were examined (Median age 83.4yo, 66.6% women, 91.8% received at least one type of treatment, 61.7% with dementia). 523 (52.7%) presented at least one type of NPS. In order of greatest frequency, the following were noted: alterations in sleep patterns (41.7%), depression/disphoria (31.4%), anxiety (31.2%), agitation/aggressiveness (29.6%), apathy/indifference (25.8%), delirious ideas (23.7%), irritability (22.4%), feeding/appetite upsets (18.5%), anomalous motor behaviour (15.3%), hallucinations (13.8%), desinhibition (11.1%), euphoria (4.4%).

35.9% of residents received benzodiapines, 26.7% antidepressants. Atypical neuroleptics were used in 15.8%, in contrast with 7.4% of the use of classic ones.

Conclusions:

NPS ´s reached a high prevalence in NH and it is usual that more than one co-exists in the patients.

Alterations in sleep patterns, depression, anxiety, agitation/aggressiveness affect approximately one in three residents.

It is useful and recommendable to evaluate the 12 behavioural areas from the NH version of the NPI scale. This instrument was chosen as a sifting measure to establish neuropyschiatric symptomology in residences.

Type
Poster Session 2: Psychogeriatrics
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 22 , Issue S1: 15th AEP Congress - Abstract book - 15th AEP Congress , March 2007 , pp. S338
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2007
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