Prevalence of cognitive impairment among long-term care residents: a comparison between nursing homes and residential homes in Poland

Prevalence of cognitive impairment among long-term care residents: a comparison between nursing homes and residential homes in Poland

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Publication type: 
Journal Article
Year: 
2018
Journal/Series title: 
European Geriatric Medicine
Volume number: 
9
Issue: 
4
Pages: 
467-476
ISSN/ISBN: 
1878-7657
Abstract: 

Large-scale nationwide comparative studies of older adults with cognitive impairment (CI) in long-term care institutions (LTCI) hardly exist in Poland. This paper compares the prevalence of CI and its symptoms in residents of nursing homes (NHs) and residential homes (RHs) in Poland.

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