Dementia (Complete)

PH3394 / 8416

OpenSAFELY

Jan 26, 2026

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OpenCodelists Phenotype

  1. Overview

    Codelist ID
    opensafely/dementia-complete
    Version ID
    48c76cf8
    Coding System
    Read codes v3
    Collections
    OpenCodelistPhenotype Library
    Tags
    No data

  2. Definition

    This codelist was taken from OpenCodelists, created by OpenSAFELY. We recommend viewing this Phenotype on the OpenCodelist website to view the most recent version.

    This codelist captures Dementia and Alzheimers Disease. Discussion here: https://github.com/opensafely/codelist-development/issues/61

    © University of Oxford for the Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science 2025. This work may be copied freely for non-commercial research and study.

  3. Methodology

    Inclusion Criteria:

    All clinical findings containing a mention of Dementia Dementia monitoring, reviews and exception reporting All clinical findings containing a mention of Alzheimer’s disease Senile and presenile organic psychotic conditions Other: Cerebral Degeneration - With Dementia, due to Progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy or due to Parkinson's Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Korsakoff/Korsakov psychosis

    Exclusion Criteria:

    Cerebral or Brain degeneration, unless there is mention of dementia, or its due to progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy - or parkinsons disease Drugs used to treat Dementia Dementia Care Plan Dementia/Alzheimer Referrals Tests or assessments for dementia/alzheimer's Delerium (without mention of dementia) Development disorders Reye's syndrome Charles Bonnet syndrome Organic hallucinosis Chronic alcoholic brain syndrome Suspected Dementia Limbic Encephalitis Progressive aphasia and Non-Alzheimer's progressive dysphasia Familial fatal insomnia

  4. References

    Source Reference

    https://www.opencodelists.org/codelist/opensafely/dementia-complete/48c76cf8

  5. Clinical Codelist

  6. API

    To Export Phenotype Details:

    FormatAPI
    JSON site_root/api/v1/phenotypes/PH3394/version/8416/detail/?format=json
    R Package

    # Download here

    library(ConceptLibraryClient)


    # Connect to API

    client = ConceptLibraryClient::Connection$new(public=TRUE)


    # Get details of Phenotype

    phenotype_details = client$phenotypes$get_detail(
     'PH3394',
     version_id=8416
    )

    Py Package

    # Download here

    from pyconceptlibraryclient import Client


    # Connect to API

    client = Client(public=True)


    # Get details of Phenotype

    phenotype_detail = client.phenotypes.get_detail(
     'PH3394',
     version_id=8416
    )

    To Export Phenotype Code List:

    FormatAPI
    JSON site_root/api/v1/phenotypes/PH3394/version/8416/export/codes/?format=json
    R Package

    # Download here

    library(ConceptLibraryClient)


    # Connect to API

    client = ConceptLibraryClient::Connection$new(public=TRUE)


    # Get codelist of Phenotype

    phenotype_codelist = client$phenotypes$get_codelist(
     'PH3394',
     version_id=8416
    )

    Py Package

    # Download here

    from pyconceptlibraryclient import Client


    # Connect to API

    client = Client(public=True)


    # Get codelist of Phenotype

    phenotype_codelist = client.phenotypes.get_codelist(
     'PH3394',
     version_id=8416
    )

  7. Version History

    Version IDNameOwnerPublish date
    Dementia (Complete) ieuan.scanlon2026-01-26 23:15
    8415 Dementia (Complete) ieuan.scanlon2026-01-26 23:15
    8414 Dementia (Complete) ieuan.scanlon2026-01-26 23:15