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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Puthusseryppady, Vaisakha | Coughlan, Gilliana | Patel, Martyna; b | Hornberger, Michaela; c; *
Affiliations: [a] Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK | [b] Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Colney Lane, Norwich, UK | [c] Dementia and Complexity in Later Life, National Health Service (NHS) Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust, UK
Correspondence: [*] Correspondence to: Prof. Michael Hornberger, Norwich Medical School, 2.04 Bob Champion Research and Education Building, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK. Tel.: +44 0 1603 59 7139; E-mail: [email protected].
Abstract: Background:Dementia-related missing incidents are highly prevalent but still poorly understood. This is particularly true for environmental/geospatial risk factors, which might contribute to these missing incidents. Objective:The study aimed to conduct a retrospective, observational analysis on a large sample of missing dementia patient case records provided by the police (n = 210), covering dates from January 2014 to December 2017. In particular, we wanted to explore 1) whether there were any hotspot regions of missing incidents and 2) the relationship between outdoor landmark density and missing incidents. Methods:Global spatial autocorrelation (Moran’s I) was used to identify the potential hotspot regions for missing incidents. Meanwhile, spatial buffer and regression modelling were used to determine the relationship between outdoor landmark density and missing incidents. Results:Our demographics measures replicated and extended previous studies of dementia-related missing incidents. Meanwhile, no hotspot regions for missing incidents were identified, while higher outdoor landmark density led to increased missing incidents. Conclusion:Our results highlight that missing incidents do not occur in isolated hotspots of regions but instead are endemic in patients regardless of location. Higher outdoor landmark density emerges as a significant geospatial factor for missing incidents in dementia, which crucially informs future safeguarding/intervention studies.
Keywords: Dementia, risk factors, spatial navigation, spatial analysis
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-190244
Journal: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, vol. 71, no. 3, pp. 1005-1013, 2019
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