Effect of Living Situation on the Rate of Dementia Progression

 


   Note: An Official Proposal has not been Submitted to NACC.


   Lead Investigator:    Andrew Warren
   Institution      :    Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences
   E-Mail           :    awarren@pnwu.edu
   Proposal ID      :    1753



   Proposal Description:
   The primary goal of this proposal is to build off the research of Sibley et al. 2002 and evaluate whether there is a correlation between a person's living situation (i.e. lives with family, lives in a nursing home, lives alone) and the rate of dementia progression (evidenced by the change in CDR, MOCA, FAS, research diagnosis). The hypothesis is that individuals living alone and/or in a nursing home experience a more pronounced rate of cognitive decline when compared to those living with others.