New cases of dementia are rising in elderly populations in Wales, UK.
Alzheimer's disease
Dementia
Incidence
Prevalence
Vascular dementia
Journal
Journal of the neurological sciences
ISSN: 1878-5883
Titre abrégé: J Neurol Sci
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 0375403
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
15 08 2023
15 08 2023
Historique:
received:
09
04
2023
revised:
02
06
2023
accepted:
15
06
2023
medline:
4
8
2023
pubmed:
30
6
2023
entrez:
29
6
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Dementia is one of the most common diseases in elderly populations, and older populations are one of the fastest growing groups globally. Consequently, the number of people developing and living with dementia is likely to grow. Using longitudinal medical records from Wales, UK between 1999 and 2018, diagnoses of overall dementia and common subtypes were combined with demographic data to assess numbers of new and existing cases per year. Data extraction resulted in 161,186 diagnoses from 116,645 individuals. Mean age at diagnosis of dementia increased over this period, resulting in fewer younger people with the disease. New cases of dementia have risen, as has the number of people living with dementia. Individuals with dementia are also living longer, even accounting for their older age. This may present a challenge for healthcare systems as the number of elderly people living with dementia is expected to continue to grow.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37385025
pii: S0022-510X(23)00176-4
doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2023.120715
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
120715Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of Competing Interest None.