ABSTRACT Dementia is a very common disease, but the general population's knowledge about its main etiology, Alzheimer's disease (AD), is still poor, leading to delayed seeking of healthcare services, less prevention of disease by lifestyle changes and more difficulty in managing the care of the demented. Objective: To measure knowledge about AD in a Brazilian sample, taking into account some demographic variables. Methods: A link to a self-administered online questionnaire was sent by email and via other social media to anyone older than 18 years old. Our questionnaire contained sociodemographic questions and the Alzheimer's Disease Knowledge Scale (ADKS), a well-established scale comprising 30 “true or false” questions about AD. Results...
textabstractBackground: The nationwide dementia prevalence is usually calculated by applying the res...
This thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Pharm...
OBJETIVO: Analisar os estudos de prevalência de demência, no período de 1994 a 2000. MÉTODOS: Foram ...
ABSTRACT Dementia is a very common disease, but the general population's knowledge about its main et...
Aims: To estimate dementia prevalence and describe the etiology of dementia in a community sample fr...
An estimated 61% of the 24.3 million people diagnosed with dementia worldwide live in underdeveloped...
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: The rapid growth of the elderly population in Brazil has implied a significan...
Abstract Dementia is a progressive and debilitating disease affecting an increasing number of people...
ABSTRACT Cognitive screening instruments are influenced by education and/or culture. In Brazil, as i...
This thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Pharm...
Background: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of dementia in a socioeconomically...
Background and Aims: despite increasing attention on the knowledge of dementia among patients and fa...
Although several surveys have been conducted around the world, few surveys have investigated the pre...
Introduction: Understanding of Alzheimer disease (AD) is fundamental for early diagnosis and to redu...
INTRODUCTION: Few dementia incidence studies have been performed in Latin America. We aimed to provi...
textabstractBackground: The nationwide dementia prevalence is usually calculated by applying the res...
This thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Pharm...
OBJETIVO: Analisar os estudos de prevalência de demência, no período de 1994 a 2000. MÉTODOS: Foram ...
ABSTRACT Dementia is a very common disease, but the general population's knowledge about its main et...
Aims: To estimate dementia prevalence and describe the etiology of dementia in a community sample fr...
An estimated 61% of the 24.3 million people diagnosed with dementia worldwide live in underdeveloped...
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: The rapid growth of the elderly population in Brazil has implied a significan...
Abstract Dementia is a progressive and debilitating disease affecting an increasing number of people...
ABSTRACT Cognitive screening instruments are influenced by education and/or culture. In Brazil, as i...
This thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Pharm...
Background: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of dementia in a socioeconomically...
Background and Aims: despite increasing attention on the knowledge of dementia among patients and fa...
Although several surveys have been conducted around the world, few surveys have investigated the pre...
Introduction: Understanding of Alzheimer disease (AD) is fundamental for early diagnosis and to redu...
INTRODUCTION: Few dementia incidence studies have been performed in Latin America. We aimed to provi...
textabstractBackground: The nationwide dementia prevalence is usually calculated by applying the res...
This thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Pharm...
OBJETIVO: Analisar os estudos de prevalência de demência, no período de 1994 a 2000. MÉTODOS: Foram ...