Prevalence of dementia in the elderly in Latin America : A systematic review

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Dementia is a growing public health problem. It involves the impairment of several cognitive functions, generating mental and physical disability, and therefore greater functional dependence. There is limited epidemiological information which reveals an approximate prevalence in older adults from Latin America. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of dementia in the older adult population of Latin America, and its distribution according to geographic area and gender.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: A systematic review was carried out in databases: PubMed, Ovid, Lilacs, Cochrane, Scielo and Google Scholar, in order to identify studies that estimate the prevalence of dementia in urban and / or rural population over 65 years of age.

RESULTS: On February 2018, the literature search yielded 357 publications. The overall prevalence of dementia in the older adult population of Latin America was found to be 11%, prevailing more in female gender and urban people.

CONCLUSION: The prevalence of dementia in Latin America is higher than registered previously, and even than in other continents.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:54

Enthalten in:

Revista espanola de geriatria y gerontologia - 54(2019), 6 vom: 14. Nov., Seite 346-355

Sprache:

Spanisch

Weiterer Titel:

Prevalencia de demencia en adultos mayores de América Latina: revisión sistemática

Beteiligte Personen:

Zurique Sánchez, Cristina [VerfasserIn]
Cadena Sanabria, Miguel Oswaldo [VerfasserIn]
Zurique Sánchez, Marina [VerfasserIn]
Camacho López, Paul Anthony [VerfasserIn]
Sánchez Sanabria, Marina [VerfasserIn]
Hernández Hernández, Santiago [VerfasserIn]
Velásquez Vanegas, Karen [VerfasserIn]
Ustate Valera, Andrea [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adulto mayor
América Latina
Demencia
Dementia
Elderly
Journal Article
Latin America
Prevalence
Prevalencia
Revisión sistemática
Systematic Review
Systematic review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 24.07.2020

Date Revised 24.07.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.regg.2018.12.007

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM293974837