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Neurology 2003;60:1546-1548
© 2003 American Academy of Neurology
Brief Communications

A survey of voter participation by cognitively impaired elderly patients

Brian R. Ott, MD, William C. Heindel, PhD and George D. Papandonatos, PhD

From the Departments of Clinical Neurosciences (Dr. Ott) and Psychology (Dr. Heindel) and Center for Statistical Sciences (Dr. Papandonatos), Brown University, Providence, RI.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Brian R. Ott, Neurology Department, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, 111 Brewster St., Pawtucket, RI 02860; e-mail: Brian_Ott{at}mhri.org

The authors surveyed 100 outpatients with dementia during the 2 months following the November 2000 US presidential election. A majority (60%) of respondents voted. Increasing severity of dementia was associated with reduced knowledge about the election as well as reduced voting participation by patients and caregivers. Actively voting persons had general knowledge about the election as evidenced by matching candidate photographs with name and party labels.




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