公共卫生 公共卫生
Prekshya Thapa1, Stella-Maria Paddick2, Nidesh Sapkota3
1B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Kosi, Nepal.
Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association
|December 23, 2025
概括
在尼泊尔,痴呆症的患病率很高.
科学领域:
- 老年学是指老年学的学科.
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 尼泊尔老年人口中痴呆症和残疾负担的数据有限.
- 这项研究通过选社区居住的老年人认知障碍和功能状态来解决这一差距.
研究的目的:
- 确定尼泊尔老年人中痴呆症,功能障碍和残疾的患病率.
- 为了确定该人口中痴呆症相关的风险因素.
主要方法:
- 在尼泊尔的Dharan Sub Metropolitan City的两个病房进行了横截面的流行病学调查.
- 使用了认知衰退的信息人问卷 (IQCODE),痴呆症社区简要查工具 (CSI-D),日常能力量表 (EASI) 和巴特尔指数.
- 由训练有素的护士从2021年12月到2022年3月收集的数据.
主要成果:
- 在1009名参与者 (≥60岁) 中,痴呆的患病率为8.8% (简要CSID) 和10.7% (IQ-CODE).
- 风险因素包括75岁以上的年龄,身体疾病,听力和视力障碍,使用移动辅助工具,文盲和家庭主妇职业.
- 功能障碍 (EASI ≥5) 为4.9%,中度残疾为19.5% (巴特尔指数).
结论:
- 在尼泊尔,老年人中痴呆的患病率很高,与各种风险因素有关.
- 身体疾病和感官障碍在这个人口群体中代表了潜在的可修改的痴呆症风险因素.
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