Introduction: Cognitive impairment, a clinical entity causing complete or partial intellectual dysfunction, is a major public health concern that poses a challenge for health and social services. The purpose of this study is to estimate the prevalence of this disorder in people aged 65 and older visiting the primary care physician in 5 health sentinel networks. Method: A sample of patients visiting their primary care doctor on 4 randomly selected days completed the Mini-Cog screening test. Diagnosis of cognitive impairment was confirmed with the Mini-Mental State Examination and the Alzheimer's Questionnaire. We estimated raw and adjusted rates using demographic and social variables. Results: We included 4624 patients from 5 autonomous comm...
Background. The increase in average life expectancy increases the risk of illness and frailty in the...
OBJETIVO: Analisar os estudos de prevalência de demência, no período de 1994 a 2000. MÉTODOS: Foram ...
Introduction: The progressive rise in dementia prevalence increases the need for rapid methods that ...
Resumen: Introducción: El deterioro cognitivo es una entidad clínica en la que las funciones intele...
To examine the prevalence of cognitive impairment in a Spanish elderly population and to analyse its...
Abstract Background Few data are available on the prevalence of cognitive impairment (CI) in Spain, ...
Cognitive impairment. Level of education. Elderly. Associated factors Aims: To examine the prevalenc...
Epidemiological data on dementia and cognitive impairment are scarce in South America. In Argentina,...
Updated estimates of incidence and prevalence of dementia are crucial to ensure adequate public heal...
Background: We proposed to review worldwide estimates of cognitive impairment prevalence and inciden...
CUSTODIO, Nilton [et al.]. Prevalencia de demencia en una población urbana de Lima-Perú: estudio pu...
BACKGROUND: This study describes the prevalence of dementia and major dementia subtypes in Spanish e...
OBJECTIVE:To describe the prevalence of dementia and subtypes in a general elderly population in nor...
Journal Article;Objectives. To study the utility of the Mini-Cog test for detection of patients with...
To describe the prevalence of dementia and subtypes in a general elderly population in northwestern ...
Background. The increase in average life expectancy increases the risk of illness and frailty in the...
OBJETIVO: Analisar os estudos de prevalência de demência, no período de 1994 a 2000. MÉTODOS: Foram ...
Introduction: The progressive rise in dementia prevalence increases the need for rapid methods that ...
Resumen: Introducción: El deterioro cognitivo es una entidad clínica en la que las funciones intele...
To examine the prevalence of cognitive impairment in a Spanish elderly population and to analyse its...
Abstract Background Few data are available on the prevalence of cognitive impairment (CI) in Spain, ...
Cognitive impairment. Level of education. Elderly. Associated factors Aims: To examine the prevalenc...
Epidemiological data on dementia and cognitive impairment are scarce in South America. In Argentina,...
Updated estimates of incidence and prevalence of dementia are crucial to ensure adequate public heal...
Background: We proposed to review worldwide estimates of cognitive impairment prevalence and inciden...
CUSTODIO, Nilton [et al.]. Prevalencia de demencia en una población urbana de Lima-Perú: estudio pu...
BACKGROUND: This study describes the prevalence of dementia and major dementia subtypes in Spanish e...
OBJECTIVE:To describe the prevalence of dementia and subtypes in a general elderly population in nor...
Journal Article;Objectives. To study the utility of the Mini-Cog test for detection of patients with...
To describe the prevalence of dementia and subtypes in a general elderly population in northwestern ...
Background. The increase in average life expectancy increases the risk of illness and frailty in the...
OBJETIVO: Analisar os estudos de prevalência de demência, no período de 1994 a 2000. MÉTODOS: Foram ...
Introduction: The progressive rise in dementia prevalence increases the need for rapid methods that ...