Dementia prevalence, care arrangement, and access to care in Lebanon: A pilot study

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dc.contributor.authorPhung, Thien Kieu Thi
dc.contributor.authorShaya, Monique
dc.contributor.authorPrince, Martin J.
dc.contributor.authorAtweh, Samir F.
dc.contributor.authorEl-Asmar, Khalil
dc.contributor.authorKaram, Georges Elie
dc.contributor.authorKhoury, Rosemary G.
dc.contributor.authorGhandour, Lilian A.
dc.contributor.authorGhusn, Husam F.
dc.contributor.authorNielsen, Thomas Rune
dc.contributor.authorWaldemar, Gunhild
dc.contributor.departmentEpidemiology and Population Health (EPHD)
dc.contributor.departmentNeurology
dc.contributor.departmentInternal Medicine
dc.contributor.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences (FHS)
dc.contributor.facultyFaculty of Medicine (FM)
dc.contributor.institutionAmerican University of Beirut
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-24T11:34:38Z
dc.date.available2025-01-24T11:34:38Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: 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. © 2017 the Alzheimer's Association
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2017.04.007
dc.identifier.eid2-s2.0-85021232259
dc.identifier.pmid28579315
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10938/28154
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier Inc.
dc.relation.ispartofAlzheimer's and Dementia
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectDementia
dc.subjectDementia care
dc.subjectLebanon
dc.subjectPrevalence
dc.subjectAge factors
dc.subjectAged
dc.subjectAged, 80 and over
dc.subjectCaregivers
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectPatient acceptance of health care
dc.subjectPilot projects
dc.subjectArticle
dc.subjectCognition
dc.subjectControlled study
dc.subjectDaily life activity
dc.subjectHealth care access
dc.subjectHealth care cost
dc.subjectHealth care policy
dc.subjectHuman
dc.subjectMajor clinical study
dc.subjectPilot study
dc.subjectPredictive value
dc.subjectPriority journal
dc.subjectRandom sample
dc.subjectSensitivity and specificity
dc.subjectYouden index
dc.subjectAge
dc.subjectCaregiver
dc.subjectPatient attitude
dc.subjectStatistics and numerical data
dc.subjectSupply and distribution
dc.subjectUtilization
dc.subjectVery elderly
dc.titleDementia prevalence, care arrangement, and access to care in Lebanon: A pilot study
dc.typeArticle

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