Multimorbidity patterns in adult day health center clients with dementia: a latent class analysis

BMC Geriatr. 2022 Jun 22;22(1):514. doi: 10.1186/s12877-022-03206-0.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Persons living with dementia (PLWD) in adult day centers (ADCs) represent a complex and vulnerable population whose well-being is at risk based on numerous factors. Greater knowledge of the interaction between dementia, chronic conditions, and social determinants of health would enable ADCs to identify and target the use of their resources to better support clients in need of in-depth intervention. The purpose of this paper is to (a) classify PLWD in ADCs according to their level of medical complexity and (b) identify the demographic, functional, and clinical characteristics of those with the highest…
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