Estimating the survival of elderly patients diagnosed with dementia in Taiwan: A longitudinal study.
Kwo-Chen LeeWen-Hsuan HsuPo-Han ChouJia-Jean YiinChih-Hsin MuoKwo-Chen LeePublished in: PloS one (2018)
The survival prediction model demonstrated moderate accuracy for predicting mortality at 6 and 12 months before death in elderly patients with dementia. This tool may be valuable for helping health care providers and family caregivers to make end-of-life care decisions.