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BePaiD (Behaviour and Pain in Dementia) is a longitudinal cohort study of 230 people with dementia, aged over 70, admitted to hospital for acute medical illness, and assessed for BPSD and pain at admission and every 4 (+1) days until discharge. Other measures included length of stay, care quality indicators, adverse events and mortality.
The aim of the study is to define the prevalence of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) and explore their clinical associations, particularly with pain, BPSD encompasses a range of symptoms including agitation, aggression, delusions, hallucinations, depression and apathy.
Last update: 16/01/2017
Types Neurodegenerative disease-specific cohort
Participant Types Condition diagnosed
Countries United Kingdom
Genders Male and Female
Sample sizes 0 to 4,999
Ages 60 to 100
Brain related measures Behaviour|Cognitive function
Funtional rating Individual psychological
Anthropometric
Physical
Biological samples
Genotyping
Brain imaging
Brain banking
Lifestyle
Socio-economic Ethnic group|Housing and accommodation
Health service utilisation Formal health and social care service utilisation including private care
Institute names University College, London
Current Sample Sizes 0 to 4,999
age at recruitment >70
last updated
recruitment period 04.04.11-06.03.12
estimated current sample size number value 230
cohort acronym BePAID
start date 04.04.11-06.03.12
pi Dr Elizabeth L Sampson
website http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/205/3/189
contact details Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department,
Division of Psychiatry,
University College,
London,
UK
abstract BePaiD is a longitudinal cohort study of 230 people with dementia, aged over 70, admitted to hospital for acute medical illness. The aim of the study is to define the prevalence of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia.
funders Alzheimers Society
BUPA Foundation
contact email [email protected]
contact phone number
estimated current sample size 0 to 4,999
sample sizes 292