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Predicting Long-Term Cognitive Outcome with New Regression Models in Donepezil-Treated Alzheimer Patients in a Naturalistic Setting.

Wattmo, Carina LU ; Hansson, Oskar LU orcid ; Wallin, Åsa LU ; Londos, Elisabet LU and Minthon, Lennart LU (2008) In Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders 26(3). p.203-211
Abstract
Background/Aims: To build and analyze regression models predicting (1) the long-term cognitive outcome in donepezil-treated patients with Alzheimer's disease, and (2) the short-term (6 months) cognitive impact of treatment depending on cognitive severity at baseline. Methods: The Swedish Alzheimer Treatment Study (SATS) is an open-label, non-randomized, 3-year, multicentre study in a routine clinical setting. A total of 435 patients, mostly in the mild and moderate stages of Alzheimer's disease, received the cholinesterase inhibitor donepezil. They were assessed with the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-cognitive subscale (ADAS-cog) at baseline and every 6 months for a total period of 3 years.... (More)
Background/Aims: To build and analyze regression models predicting (1) the long-term cognitive outcome in donepezil-treated patients with Alzheimer's disease, and (2) the short-term (6 months) cognitive impact of treatment depending on cognitive severity at baseline. Methods: The Swedish Alzheimer Treatment Study (SATS) is an open-label, non-randomized, 3-year, multicentre study in a routine clinical setting. A total of 435 patients, mostly in the mild and moderate stages of Alzheimer's disease, received the cholinesterase inhibitor donepezil. They were assessed with the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-cognitive subscale (ADAS-cog) at baseline and every 6 months for a total period of 3 years. Regression models were fitted from the actual scores at different intervals for the prediction of the cognitive outcome. Results: The ADAS-cog and MMSE scores during the 3-year treatment period could be predicted with a high degree of explanation using regression models (p < 0.001). Moreover, there was a significant relation between the mean cognitive change after 6 months of treatment and the baseline scores on MMSE (p < 0.01) and ADAS-cog (p < 0.001), respectively. Conclusion: Statistical models can be used to predict cognitive outcome in donepezil-treated cohorts of AD patients. These models can be clinically valuable, for example when assessing the efficacy of new therapies when added to cholinesterase inhibitor treatment. (Less)
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Alzheimer disease, longitudinal studies, cholinesterase inhibitors, donepezil, disease progression, severity of illness index, statistical models, regression analysis, psychiatric status rating scales.
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Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders
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26
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3
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203 - 211
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Karger
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1420-8008
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10.1159/000152911
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English
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  abstract     = {{Background/Aims: To build and analyze regression models predicting (1) the long-term cognitive outcome in donepezil-treated patients with Alzheimer's disease, and (2) the short-term (6 months) cognitive impact of treatment depending on cognitive severity at baseline. Methods: The Swedish Alzheimer Treatment Study (SATS) is an open-label, non-randomized, 3-year, multicentre study in a routine clinical setting. A total of 435 patients, mostly in the mild and moderate stages of Alzheimer's disease, received the cholinesterase inhibitor donepezil. They were assessed with the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-cognitive subscale (ADAS-cog) at baseline and every 6 months for a total period of 3 years. Regression models were fitted from the actual scores at different intervals for the prediction of the cognitive outcome. Results: The ADAS-cog and MMSE scores during the 3-year treatment period could be predicted with a high degree of explanation using regression models (p &lt; 0.001). Moreover, there was a significant relation between the mean cognitive change after 6 months of treatment and the baseline scores on MMSE (p &lt; 0.01) and ADAS-cog (p &lt; 0.001), respectively. Conclusion: Statistical models can be used to predict cognitive outcome in donepezil-treated cohorts of AD patients. These models can be clinically valuable, for example when assessing the efficacy of new therapies when added to cholinesterase inhibitor treatment.}},
  author       = {{Wattmo, Carina and Hansson, Oskar and Wallin, Åsa and Londos, Elisabet and Minthon, Lennart}},
  issn         = {{1420-8008}},
  keywords     = {{Alzheimer disease; longitudinal studies; cholinesterase inhibitors; donepezil; disease progression; severity of illness index; statistical models; regression analysis; psychiatric status rating scales.}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{3}},
  pages        = {{203--211}},
  publisher    = {{Karger}},
  series       = {{Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders}},
  title        = {{Predicting Long-Term Cognitive Outcome with New Regression Models in Donepezil-Treated Alzheimer Patients in a Naturalistic Setting.}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000152911}},
  doi          = {{10.1159/000152911}},
  volume       = {{26}},
  year         = {{2008}},
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