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.