Objective: To identify cognitive (eg, executive function, memory) and affective (depression, apathy) factors in terms of their prediction of rehabilitation outcome in elderly patients with hip fracture.
The secondary objective was to determine if there was an association between clinically significant apathy and factors that affect glycemic control.
Given that apathy is a predictive factor for dementia [6], our findings may serve to encourage the clinicians to conduct extensive neuropsychological investigations in patients showing apathetic symptoms, in order to detect subtle cognitive impairments.
These factors preclude apathy and are the preserve of Zanu-PF.
Moments later, he's erupting about X Factor-induced apathy ("Millions of people watching a third-rate vocalist seem great amongst a sea of mediocrity. You enlarge that to society and it's quite worrying, really") and the state of British democracy ("You've got a million people marching against the Iraq war and the next day they start the bombing").
Logistic regression analysis was performed to identify risk factors for apathy and depression following a stroke.
The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors for apathy and depression following a stroke.
Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed three risk factors for apathy: a history of cerebrovascular disease, a low HbA1c level and a low MDRS I/P score.
Lastly, we attempted to identify "risk factors" for apathy or depression alone; however, results of multivariate multinomial logistic regression were not estimable due to small sample size.
This consultation, besides the standard interview and clinical examination, will include collection of information related to BPSD (NPI and Apathy Inventory) and any factors which may influence behaviour, in particular environment data, caregiver's burden and concomitant diseases.
But voter apathy might be a bigger factor, as this is the first time local elections have been held on their own in Scotland, without being tied to a Holyrood poll.
