van de Beek, Marleen;
van Unnik, Annemartijn;
van Steenoven, Inger;
van der Zande, Jessica;
Barkhof, Frederik;
Teunissen, Charlotte E;
van der Flier, Wiesje;
(2022)
Disease progression in dementia with Lewy bodies: A longitudinal study on clinical symptoms, quality of life and functional impairment.
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
, 37
(12)
pp. 1-9.
10.1002/gps.5839.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) is a heterogeneous disease, with variable signs and symptoms across multiple domains. We aimed to identify associations with rate of change in cognition, everyday functioning (IADL) and quality of life (QoL). METHODS: We included 121 DLB patients (69 ± 6 yrs, 14%F, MMSE: 25 ± 3) in our prospective cohort (follow-up 2 ± 1 yrs). We described progression of symptoms and cognitive decline over time. Mixed models were used to investigate whether changes in symptoms were associated to changes in IADL (FAQ), QoL (QoL-AD) and caregiver burden (ZBI). Last, we investigated whether baseline symptoms and biomarkers predicted decline in cognition (MMSE), IADL (FAQ) and QoL (QoL-AD). RESULTS: Parkinsonism and RBD were most frequently present early in the disease course, while hallucinations were more likely to develop in a later stage. MMSE (annual change β ± SE = -2.06 ± 0.23), QoL-AD (-1.03 ± 0.20), and FAQ (3.04 ± 0.30) declined over time. Increasing severity of clinical symptoms was associated to increases in FAQ, QoL-AD and caregiver burden. Baseline clinical symptoms were not predictive for decline in these outcomes. By contrast, AD co-pathology (CSF pTau/Aβ42 ratio) was associated to steeper decline in MMSE (-1.23 ± 0.54). Medial temporal atrophy (-0.81 ± 0.26) and global cortical atrophy (-0.73 ± 0.36) predisposed for decline in QoL-AD. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings imply that underlying disease processes, rather than clinical symptomatology aid in predicting decline. These findings are relevant for treatment strategies and the development of DLB specific outcome measures.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Disease progression in dementia with Lewy bodies: A longitudinal study on clinical symptoms, quality of life and functional impairment |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1002/gps.5839 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.5839 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2022 The Authors. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| Keywords: | IADL, dementia with Lewy bodies, progression, quality of life |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Brain Repair and Rehabilitation |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10161177 |
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