Using claims data to study the association between Alzheimer's disease and suicidal behaviors

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Abstract

PROJECT ABSTRACT Given that dementia represents the major cause of loss of autonomy in older adults, a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and its related dementias (ADRD) could represent a critical moment that increases the risk of suicidal ideation (SI) and attempt (SA). However, despite significant research progress in the past decade, it remains unclear if there are “clusters” of patients with ADRD who are at an increased risk for suicide, and how utilization of healthcare services, or the lack thereof, might be associated with SI/SA rates. This supplement will use large-scale commercial health insurance claims data and advanced machine learning algorithms to study these questions.

Key facts

NIH application ID
10123394
Project number
3R01MH119177-02S2
Recipient
WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV
Principal Investigator
GEORGE S ALEXOPOULOS
Activity code
R01
Funding institute
NIH
Fiscal year
2020
Award amount
$423,586
Award type
3
Project period
2020-07-01 → 2021-06-30