Prevalence of Dementia Among Older Patients: A Hospital-Based Study in Iran.

Leila KamalzadehMoein MoghaddamniaSeyed Kazem MalakoutiVahid RashediSara BahrampourNiloufar SharifiMina TalebiFarzad SinaBehnam Shariati

Published in: American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias (2019)

Appropriate cognitive screening of older patients upon admission to hospitals could help identify potential adverse events and enhance the quality of care for patients with comorbid dementia.

Keyphrases

mild cognitive impairment
healthcare
cognitive impairment
quality improvement
emergency department
risk factors
palliative care
climate change