Hospital-diagnosed dementia and suicide: a longitudinal study using prospective, nationwide register data

A Erlangsen, SH Zarit, Y Conwell - The American journal of geriatric …, 2008 - Elsevier
Objective The current study aims to examine the risk of suicide in persons diagnosed with
dementia during a hospitalization and its relationship to mood disorders. Design Event-
history analysis using time-varying covariates. Setting Population-based record linkage.
Participants All individuals aged 50+ living in Denmark (N= 2,474,767) during January 1,
1990 through December 31, 2000. Measurements Outcome of interest is suicide. Relative
risks are calculated based on person-days spent in each stratum. Results A total of …
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