Neuropsychiatric symptoms and subsyndromes in patients with different stages of dementia in primary care follow-up (NeDEM project): a cross-sectional study.
Victoria García-MartínMª Del Canto de-Hoyos-AlonsoGloria Ariza-CardielRosalía Delgado-PueblaPaula García-DomingoErika Hernández-MeloJavier López de Haro-de TorresIsabel Del Cura-GonzálezPublished in: BMC geriatrics (2022)
A high prevalence of NPSs was found among patients with dementia treated in PC. Symptoms change and increase in intensity as the disease progresses. Scales such as the NPI allow these symptoms to be identified, which may facilitate more stage-appropriate management.