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Tiro Theodore Monamo1, Mpho Keetile2, Gobopamang Letamo2
1Department of Population Studies, University of Botswana, Private Bag, 00705, Gaborone, Botswana. mtirotheodore@gmail.com.
BMC geriatrics
|August 29, 2025
Resumen
Discapacidad cognitiva en Botswana
Área de la Ciencia:
- Gerontología y Salud Pública
- Epidemiología del envejecimiento
- Sociología de la salud
Sus antecedentes:
- El deterioro cognitivo es una preocupación creciente para las poblaciones que envejecen en todo el mundo.
- Botswana se enfrenta a una creciente demanda de atención médica debido al envejecimiento demográfico y al aumento de las enfermedades crónicas.
- Comprender las tendencias de la discapacidad cognitiva y sus impulsores en Botsuana es crucial para la planificación de la salud pública.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para analizar las tendencias de discapacidad cognitiva autoinformadas en adultos mayores de Botswana (65+).
- Examinar los factores sociodemográficos y de salud asociados con la discapacidad cognitiva.
- Proporcionar información sobre la trayectoria de la discapacidad cognitiva dentro de la población envejecida de Botsuana.
Principales métodos:
- Se utilizaron datos de la Encuesta Demográfica de Botswana de 2017 y el Censo de Población y Vivienda de 2022.
- Prevalencia de la discapacidad medida mediante preguntas de conjunto corto del Grupo de Washington (WGSS).
- Utilizó análisis bivariados y regresión logística para identificar tendencias y factores asociados.
Principales resultados:
- La prevalencia de discapacidad cognitiva aumentó del 6,4% en 2017 al 22,2% en 2022.
- Este aumento se observó en todos los grupos sociodemográficos, con el aumento más rápido en los mayores de 80 años.
- Los factores asociados con probabilidades más altas incluyen la edad avanzada, el género femenino, la residencia rural, el desempleo y las condiciones de salud física.
Conclusiones:
- Se observó un aumento significativo de la discapacidad cognitiva entre los adultos mayores en Botswana entre 2017 y 2022.
- Los impulsores potenciales incluyen variaciones de medición, cambios culturales, cambios epidemiológicos e impactos pandémicos.
- Necesidad urgente de intervenciones mejoradas de salud cognitiva, mejores datos y monitoreo continuo en Botsuana.
Palabras clave:
Botsuana también.Incapacidad cognitivaAdultos mayoresPrevalencia de la enfermedadDeterminantes sociodemográficosMás Videos Relacionados
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