How early are AD patients diagnosed before they die?

 
   Lead Investigator:    Sylvester Orimaye
   Institution      :    East Tennessee State University
   E-Mail           :    orimaye@etsu.edu
   Proposal ID      :    931



   Proposal Description:
   We would like to know how early patients with Alzheimer's disease are been        diagnozed before they eventually die of the disease. Outcome variables could be   an average number of years from diagnosis to death and the average age at         onset/first diagnosis. Other variables could include age, gender, psychometric    scores such as MMSE, and other available demographic information. We will be      doing a secondary data analysis on the UDS data and probably triangulate with     interviews or questionnaires from experts on Alzheimer's disease.