Dementia : prevalence and risk factors
The increasing prevalence of dementia already has dramatic effects on lives of millions of people across the regions and on public health costs. There is no cure yet but much can be done to improve the quality of life of people with dementia and the families who care for them. An extensive review...
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| author | Akter, Seikh Farid Uddin Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi Nordin, Mohamad Sahari Ab Rahman, Jamalludin Md Aris, Mohd Aznan Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf |
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| description | The increasing prevalence of dementia already has dramatic effects on lives of millions of
people across the regions and on public health costs. There is no cure yet but much can be
done to improve the quality of life of people with dementia and the families who care for them. An extensive review of the literature in several pertinent areas of inquiry that may
determine and delineate the prevalence, potential risk factors related to dementia was
undertaken. The overall prevalence for males and females doubled for every five years
increase in age after the age of 65. It is largely a disease of older people, but 2% of those
affected were under 65 years of age. Results highlight a number of risk factors associated with
dementia. Inter alia, these include physical activities, education, occupation, stress,
cholesterol and APOE gene. Dementia is increased in certain population and the trend is on
the rise. A number of risk factors associated with dementia are modifiable and may have
potential as strategies useful in preventing or delaying dementia among elderly subjects.
Further research is needed to determine the validity and strength of associations of risk factors
of dementia including ascertainment of its causality. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:231872021-07-28T13:58:53Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/23187/ Dementia : prevalence and risk factors Akter, Seikh Farid Uddin Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi Nordin, Mohamad Sahari Ab Rahman, Jamalludin Md Aris, Mohd Aznan Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf R Medicine (General) The increasing prevalence of dementia already has dramatic effects on lives of millions of people across the regions and on public health costs. There is no cure yet but much can be done to improve the quality of life of people with dementia and the families who care for them. An extensive review of the literature in several pertinent areas of inquiry that may determine and delineate the prevalence, potential risk factors related to dementia was undertaken. The overall prevalence for males and females doubled for every five years increase in age after the age of 65. It is largely a disease of older people, but 2% of those affected were under 65 years of age. Results highlight a number of risk factors associated with dementia. Inter alia, these include physical activities, education, occupation, stress, cholesterol and APOE gene. Dementia is increased in certain population and the trend is on the rise. A number of risk factors associated with dementia are modifiable and may have potential as strategies useful in preventing or delaying dementia among elderly subjects. Further research is needed to determine the validity and strength of associations of risk factors of dementia including ascertainment of its causality. International Review of Social Sciences and Humanities 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/23187/1/23187_Dementia-_Prevalence_and_Risk_Factors.pdf Akter, Seikh Farid Uddin and Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi and Nordin, Mohamad Sahari and Ab Rahman, Jamalludin and Md Aris, Mohd Aznan and Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf (2012) Dementia : prevalence and risk factors. International Review of Social Sciences and Humanities, 2 (2). pp. 176-184. ISSN 2248-9010 (O), 2250-0715 (P) http://irssh.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/19_IRSSH-104-V2N2.9010205.pdf |
| spellingShingle | R Medicine (General) Akter, Seikh Farid Uddin Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi Nordin, Mohamad Sahari Ab Rahman, Jamalludin Md Aris, Mohd Aznan Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf Dementia : prevalence and risk factors |
| title | Dementia : prevalence and risk factors |
| title_full | Dementia : prevalence and risk factors |
| title_fullStr | Dementia : prevalence and risk factors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dementia : prevalence and risk factors |
| title_short | Dementia : prevalence and risk factors |
| title_sort | dementia prevalence and risk factors |
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