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Defining severe dementia with the Minimum Data Set.

Jenny T van der Steen1, Ladislav Volicer, Debby L Gerritsen

  • 1EMGO Institute of the VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. j.vandersteen@vumc.nl

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
|September 7, 2006
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Defining severe dementia is crucial for care. A new Minimum Data Set (MDS) definition using Cognitive Performance Scale (CPS) and Activities of Daily Living (ADL) dependency accurately identifies severe dementia in nursing home residents.

Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Neurology
  • Healthcare Informatics

Background:

  • Accurate definition of severe dementia is essential for patient care and prognosis.
  • The Minimum Data Set (MDS) currently lacks an explicit definition for severe dementia.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To establish a definition for severe dementia utilizing the Minimum Data Set (MDS).
  • To analyze data from nursing home residents with moderate to severe dementia.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional study involving 175 nursing home residents (89 US, 86 Dutch).
  • Utilized Cognitive Performance Scale (CPS), activities of daily living (ADL) dependency, and Bedford Alzheimer Nursing Severity-Scale (BANS-S).

Main Results:

  • Half of residents scored 5 on CPS; BANS-S scores showed wide variation.

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  • Agreement between CPS (scores 5-6) and BANS-S (≥17) was fair (kappa=0.36).
  • Adding ADL dependency to CPS significantly improved agreement (kappa=0.75).

    • Conclusions:

    • Cognitively impaired residents are a heterogeneous group.
    • ADL dependency is key to distinguishing moderate from severe dementia.
    • Proposed MDS definition: CPS score 5-6 with MDS ADL-Short Form score ≥10.