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| Sociodemographic factors associated with incidence of dementia among senior citizens of a small town in Japan | | Author(s) | Asuna Arai, Yuriko Katsumata, Keita Konno |
| Journal title | Care Management Journals, vol 5, no 3, Fall 2004 |
| Pages | pp 159-166 |
| Source | http://www.springerpub.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Demography ; Living patterns ; Longitudinal surveys ; Japan. |
| Annotation | Dementia is one of the common causes that lead to dependence of older people in daily living. This study investigates the impact of sociodemographic factors among older people with a presumed diagnosis of dementia. A survey carried out annually from 1998 to 2002 in a dynamic cohort of community-dwelling individuals aged 65+ found that of 945 subjects, 782 were eligible for study because at the first interview they were asymptomatic for dementia and not institutionalised. No significant difference was found in a 5-year average incidence rate between genders. However, the risk of developing dementia increased with age. The study population was categorized by living arrangement: those living with spouse and others; those living alone; and those living with people other than the spouse. The incidence rate of dementia among those living with a spouse and others was significantly lower than for the other two groups. This result indicates that living with spouse might have an important benefit in reducing the risk of developing dementia, although this effect would vary with the type of the disease. The authors suggest that preventive measures in clinical and community care should focus on interactive social conditions such as living arrangements. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050912201 A |
| Classmark | EA: F: S8: K7: 3J: 7DT |
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