Thursday, December 10, 2015

Why I no longer speak frankly to Doctors

Early stage dementia patients referred to specialists are institutionalized twice as often
The study's results indicate that participants who were referred to a specialist early in the disease course presented a twice higher risk of being institutionalized but did not report any further decline in bADL ( basic activities of daily living).  The associations were consistent even after controlling for several variables that could have fostered care referral and influenced prognosis.
Because they have an overwhelming urge to do anything to appear efficacious.   Whether it is or not.
And mine have always made it worse.

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