Teaching medical students about dementia: A brief review
Underdeveloped nations have the largest absolute number of the world's elderly population. Approximately 10.7% of the Brazilian population comprises aged individuals. Aging populations are associated with a higher incidence of chronic degenerative diseases such as dementia. Demented individuals...
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| author | Alessandro Ferrari Jacinto Ananda Ghelfi Raza Leite José Luiz de Lima Neto Edison Iglesias de Oliveira Vidal Paulo José Fortes Villas Bôas |
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| description | Underdeveloped nations have the largest absolute number of the world's elderly population. Approximately 10.7% of the Brazilian population comprises aged individuals. Aging populations are associated with a higher incidence of chronic degenerative diseases such as dementia. Demented individuals place a high burden of care on healthcare systems and family members. General practitioners should be able to diagnose the most common elderly diseases such as dementia since they act as gatekeepers to specialized care. In Brazil, many medical students work as general practitioners upon graduating. The present study shows some scenarios of medical schools worldwide, including Brazilian, regarding teaching on dementia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cacd2fd2b857423e931f4598bab64bcc2022-12-21T18:30:11ZengAssociação Neurologia Cognitiva e do ComportamentoDementia & Neuropsychologia1980-576492939510.1590/1980-57642015DN92000002S1980-57642015000200093Teaching medical students about dementia: A brief reviewAlessandro Ferrari JacintoAnanda Ghelfi Raza LeiteJosé Luiz de Lima NetoEdison Iglesias de Oliveira VidalPaulo José Fortes Villas BôasUnderdeveloped nations have the largest absolute number of the world's elderly population. Approximately 10.7% of the Brazilian population comprises aged individuals. Aging populations are associated with a higher incidence of chronic degenerative diseases such as dementia. Demented individuals place a high burden of care on healthcare systems and family members. General practitioners should be able to diagnose the most common elderly diseases such as dementia since they act as gatekeepers to specialized care. In Brazil, many medical students work as general practitioners upon graduating. The present study shows some scenarios of medical schools worldwide, including Brazilian, regarding teaching on dementia.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642015000200093&lng=en&tlng=endementiaagedteachingmedical schoolsBrazil |
| spellingShingle | Alessandro Ferrari Jacinto Ananda Ghelfi Raza Leite José Luiz de Lima Neto Edison Iglesias de Oliveira Vidal Paulo José Fortes Villas Bôas Teaching medical students about dementia: A brief review Dementia & Neuropsychologia dementia aged teaching medical schools Brazil |
| title | Teaching medical students about dementia: A brief review |
| title_full | Teaching medical students about dementia: A brief review |
| title_fullStr | Teaching medical students about dementia: A brief review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Teaching medical students about dementia: A brief review |
| title_short | Teaching medical students about dementia: A brief review |
| title_sort | teaching medical students about dementia a brief review |
| topic | dementia aged teaching medical schools Brazil |
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