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Background
Dementia patients represent a significant volume of hospital admissions and impose a high cost on the health system. There is a significantly higher length of hospital stay (LOHS) for elderly demented patients.
Methods
This study was carried out in an acute psychogeriatric unit specialising in behavioural and psychological symptoms in dementia. Socio‐demographic, cognitive and nutritional...