Perttila, Niko M.
Öhman, Hanna
Strandberg, Timo E.
Kautiainen, Hannu
Raivio, Minna
Laakkonen, Marja-Liisa
Savikko, Niina
Tilvis, Reijo S.
Pitkälä, Kaisu H.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Kela
Central Union for the Welfare of the Aged
Päivikki ja Sakari Sohlbergin Säätiö
Konung Gustaf V:s och Drottning Victorias Frimurarestiftelse
Avohoidon Tutkimssäätiö
the Finnish Association for General Practice
Suomen Lääketieteen Säätiö
Paulon Säätiö
the Finnish Alzheimer’s Disease Research Society
Orionin Tutkimussäätiö
Juho Vainion Säätiö
the Uulo Arhio Foundation
Article History
First Online: 13 October 2018
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: This study was supported by the Social Insurance Institution of Finland, Central Union for the Welfare of the Aged, Päivikki and Sakari Sohlberg Foundation, and the King Gustaf V and Queen Victoria Foundation. The sponsors had no role in the study design, data analysis or interpretation of the results, writing of the report, or in the decision to submit the manuscript for publication.
: Niko Perttila, Hanna Öhman, Timo Strandberg, Hannu Kautiainen, Minna Raivio, Marja-Liisa Laakkonen, Niina Savikko, Reijo Tilvis and Kaisu Pitkälä declare that they have no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this review. The authors are independent researchers who have no association with the sponsors.
: All procedures performed in the original FINALEX study were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. The original FINALEX study and this subgroup analysis of that study were approved by the Ethics Committee of the Helsinki University Hospital.
: Informed consent was obtained for all patients in the original FINALEX study. Spouses provided informed consent when patients had reduced judgment capacity.