Dementia prevalence, care arrangement, and access to care in Lebanon: A pilot study
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Dementia prevalence, care arrangement, and access to care in Lebanon : A pilot study. / Phung, Kieu T T; Chaaya, Monique; Prince, Martin; Atweh, Samir; El Asmar, Khalil; Karam, Georges; Khoury, Rose Mary; Ghandour, Lilian; Ghusn, Husam; Nielsen, T Rune; Waldemar, Gunhild.
In: Alzheimer's & Dementia, Vol. 13, No. 12, 12.2017, p. 1317-1326.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Dementia prevalence, care arrangement, and access to care in Lebanon
T2 - A pilot study
AU - Phung, Kieu T T
AU - Chaaya, Monique
AU - Prince, Martin
AU - Atweh, Samir
AU - El Asmar, Khalil
AU - Karam, Georges
AU - Khoury, Rose Mary
AU - Ghandour, Lilian
AU - Ghusn, Husam
AU - Nielsen, T Rune
AU - Waldemar, Gunhild
N1 - Copyright © 2017 the Alzheimer's Association. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2017/12
Y1 - 2017/12
N2 - INTRODUCTION: In North Africa and the Middle East, studies about dementia prevalence are scarce. A pilot study was conducted in Lebanon to assess dementia prevalence, using the Arabic-validated 10/66 Dementia Research Group (DRG) diagnostic assessment for case ascertainment. The study also examined care arrangement and access to care.METHODS: A random sample of 502 persons older than 65 years and their informant were recruited from Beirut and Mount Lebanon governorates through multistage cluster sampling.RESULTS: The crude and age-standardized dementia prevalences were 7.4% and 9.0%, respectively. People with dementia were mainly cared for by relatives at home. Access to formal care was very limited.DISCUSSION: Dementia prevalence in Lebanon ranks high within the global range of estimates. These first evidence-based data about disease burden and barriers to care serve to raise awareness and call for social and health care reform to tackle the dementia epidemic in Lebanon and in North Africa and the Middle East.
AB - INTRODUCTION: In North Africa and the Middle East, studies about dementia prevalence are scarce. A pilot study was conducted in Lebanon to assess dementia prevalence, using the Arabic-validated 10/66 Dementia Research Group (DRG) diagnostic assessment for case ascertainment. The study also examined care arrangement and access to care.METHODS: A random sample of 502 persons older than 65 years and their informant were recruited from Beirut and Mount Lebanon governorates through multistage cluster sampling.RESULTS: The crude and age-standardized dementia prevalences were 7.4% and 9.0%, respectively. People with dementia were mainly cared for by relatives at home. Access to formal care was very limited.DISCUSSION: Dementia prevalence in Lebanon ranks high within the global range of estimates. These first evidence-based data about disease burden and barriers to care serve to raise awareness and call for social and health care reform to tackle the dementia epidemic in Lebanon and in North Africa and the Middle East.
U2 - 10.1016/j.jalz.2017.04.007
DO - 10.1016/j.jalz.2017.04.007
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 28579315
VL - 13
SP - 1317
EP - 1326
JO - Alzheimer's & Dementia
JF - Alzheimer's & Dementia
SN - 1552-5260
IS - 12
ER -
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