Accuracy of Death Certificates in Attributing Mortality to Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias in Japanese Psychiatric Hospitals
We found that the true incidence of dementia-related mortality in Japan may be higher than reported. These findings underscore the critical need to increase awareness about dementia as a cause of death and to educate the public and healthcare professionals on accurately documenting it on death certificates.
Authors
- Katsutoshi Shioda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3996-0119)
- Shiro Suda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2437-7422)
- Kengo Sato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7677-3995)
Institutions
- Jichi Medical University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment
- Published
- 2025-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/ndt.s520892
- Primary Topic
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science