Tasa de hospitalización en pacientes con alzheimer según comorbilidades en el HTCM durante enero 2012 - enero 2017.

Abstract

Introduction: According to World Health Organization (WHO) 2015 report there are 46 millions of people with dementia worldwide and 60% to 70% of cases belong to Alzheimer’s Disease. The WHO admit that dementia is a public health priority. 1Aims: Descriptive analysis of patients Alzheimer’s Disease in Guayaquil, Ecuador, focused hospitalization and mortality predictors. Methods: Cross-sectional study. Multivariate and univariate logistic regression analysis to indicate predictors of hospitalization by pneumonia and mortality. Results: The 42.57% (43) of the sample are men and the average age was 80.02 years. In n multivariate logistic regression analysis the most associated comorbidity to increase the risk of pneumonia were Mellitus Diabetes combined with Arterial Hypertension with a odds ratio of 5.62 (p. 0.031), statistically significant. Antipsychotic medication with odds ratio of 3.03 (p 0.016) increase the pneumonia risk with a statistically significant meaning. Conclusion: Future studies should focus on report the effect of medications and comorbidities on admissions in patients with Alzheimer. Guidelines to focus prevent common causes of hospitalization in these patients should be adapted.