Contents, Volume 8 (1997)

Entomologica Fennica. 8 January 199

Index to genera and species, Volume 9 (1998)

Entomologica Fennica. 10 December 199

Short reports

This section contains short articles reporting new items concerned with Finland and other Nordic countries or otherwise noteworthty observations, which have not been presented elsewhere. For biogeographical provinces see inside back cover of annual issues 2 and 4, respectively

Short reports

The following reports were presented during 1995 at the meetings of the Entomological Society of Finland (ESF), the Societas Entomologica Helsingforsiensis (SEH), and the Entomological Club of the Zoological and Botanical Society of Turku (ECT); the reports from the meetings of the Lepidopterological Society of Finland have been published in the Society's own journal, Baptria. The present notes do not cover all the reports given in the meetings since some of them were not received in written form, and some reports with information on several species are published separately as scienfitic notes. For biogeographical provinces, Finnish grid coordinates, and UTM squares see inside back cover of annual issues 2, 3 and 4, respectively

Errata

Vol.6, No 2-3, 1995, pp 65-7

Short reports

The following reports were presented during 1996 at the meetings of the Entomological Society of Finland (ESF), the Societas Entomologica Helsingforsiensis (SEH), and the Entomological Club of the Zoological and Botanical Society of Turku (ECT); the reports from the meetings of the Lepidopterological Society of Finland have been published in the Society's own journal, Baptria. The present notes do not cover all the reports given in the meetings since some of them were not received in written form, and some reports with information on several species are published separately as scientific notes. For biogeographical provinces and Finnish grid coordinates, see inside back cover of annual issues 2 and 4, respectively

Index to genera and species, Volume 8 (1997)

Entomologica Fennica. 8 January 199

Contents, Volume 9 (1998)

Entomologica Fennica. 10 December 199

Short reports

The following reports were presented during 1997 at the meetings of the Entomological Society of Finland (ESF), the Societas Entomologica Helsingforsiensis (SEH), and the Entomological Club of the Zoological and Botanical Society of Turku (ECT); the reports from the meetings of the Lepidopterological Society of Finland have been published in the Society's own journal, Baptria. The present notes do not cover all the reports given in the meetings since some of them were not received in written form, and some reports with information on several species are published separately as scientific notes. For biogeographical provinces and Finnish grid coordinates, please see the last pages of Vol. 8 Nos. 2 or 3, 1997

Dementia as a determinant of social and health service use in the last two years of life 1996-2003

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Dementia is one of the most common causes of death among old people in Finland and other countries with high life expectancies. Dementing illnesses are the most important disease group behind the need for long-term care and therefore place a considerable burden on the health and social care system. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of dementia and year of death (1998-2003) on health and social service use in the last two years of life among old people.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>The data were derived from multiple national registers in Finland and comprise all those who died in 1998, 2002 or 2003 and 40% of those who died in 1999-2001 at the age of 70 or over (n = 145 944). We studied the use of hospitals, long-term care and home care in the last two years of life. Statistics were performed using binary logistic regression analyses and negative binomial regression analyses, adjusting for age, gender and comorbidity.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The proportion of study participants with a dementia diagnosis was 23.5%. People with dementia diagnosis used long-term care more often (OR 9.30, 95% CI 8.60, 10.06) but hospital (OR 0.33, 95% CI 0.31, 0.35) and home care (OR 0.50, 95% CI 0.46, 0.54) less often than people without dementia. The likelihood of using university hospital and long-term care increased during the eight-year study period, while the number of days spent in university and general hospital among the users decreased. Differences in service use between people with and without dementia decreased during the study period.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Old people with dementia used long-term care to a much greater extent and hospital and home care to a lesser extent than those without dementia. This difference persisted even when controlling for age, gender and comorbidity. It is important that greater attention is paid to ensuring that old people with dementia have equitable access to care.</p