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Journal Article
Exploring the occurrence and the risk factors of the desire for hastened death and depression in people with early-stage dementia in Greece
2024
Overview
To assess the factors associated with desire for hastened death and depression in early-stage dementia as well as the association between them. Also, to explore the mediator and moderator role of age in the relationship between depression and desire for hasten death.
A prospective cross-sectional study including 100 patients diagnosed with early-stage dementia from a rehabilitation center between December 2018 and July 2019. Measurement tools used were the Mini-Mental State Examination, the Greek Montreal Cognitive Assessment, the Greek Schedule of Attitudes toward Hastened Death, and the Geriatric Depression Scale-15 item. Patients diagnosed with dementia as a result of Stroke history were excluded.
Factors of multifactorial analysis significantly associated with desire for hastened death were as follows: age (
= 0.009), marital status (
= 0.001), and depression (
< 0.001). The factor significantly associated with depression was age (
= 0.001). Also, a mediation/moderation analysis has shown that depression and age are significant predictors of desire for hasten death.
The desire for hastened death and depression in people diagnosed with early-stage dementia includes many components. Younger patients, men, higher educated patients, single, childless, and those with higher depression scores had higher desire for hastened death, while men and older patients had higher scores of desire for depression. Our study provides important information about the desire for hastened death and depression in early-stage dementia, their risk factors, and their association.
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Cambridge University Press
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