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| Dementia care needs in an area population: case register data and morbidity survey estimates | | Author(s) | Brian Cooper, Rob Fearn |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 13, no 8, August 1998 |
| Pages | pp 550-555 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Needs [elderly] ; Population statistics ; Southwark. |
| Annotation | The aim of this UK study was to compare case register data on the frequency and distribution of known dementia cases in Camberwell, London, with expected numbers computed from a national disability survey. Known cases were enumerated by a cross-sectional census of the Camberwell Dementia Register. Expected total numbers were calculated using the Cognitive Disability (CD) Planning Model, based on the Office for Population Censuses and Surveys (OPCS) national survey of disability, 1985-86. Cases ascertained by the Dementia Register census comprised one-fifth of expected total prevalence. The proportion of such cases was higher for persons in long-stay care (1 in 3) than for those in private households (1 in 7). In terms of absolute numbers, the district nursing and home help services appeared to be the most important untapped sources of case detection, but other research indicates that general practice (GP) contacts may be at least equally important. The study concluded, that, at any given time, a high proportion of dementia cases, whether in long-stay care or in the community, will be outside the purview of specialist services. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981013406 A |
| Classmark | EA: IK: S4: 82LT |
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