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The protocols for the 10/66 dementia research group population-based research programme
(BMC Public Health, 2007-07-07)
Latin America, China and India are experiencing unprecedentedly rapid demographic ageing with an
increasing number of people with dementia. The 10/66 Dementia Research Group's title refers to the 66% of people with dementia ...
Burden of parkinsonism and parkinson’s disease on health service use and outcomes in Latin America
(Journal of Parkinson’s Disease, 2003)
Little is known about the burden of parkinsonism and Parkinson’s disease (PD) in Latin America. Better
understanding of health service use and clinical outcomes in PD is needed to improve its prognosis.
Objective: The ...
The impact of SARS-CoV-2 in dementia across Latin America: A call for an urgent regional plan and coordinated response
(Translational Research & Clinical Interventions, 2020)
The SARS-CoV-2 global pandemic will disproportionately impact countries with weak economies and vulnerable populations including people with dementia. Latin American and Caribbean countries (LACs) are burdened with unstable ...
Prediction of dementia risk in low-income and middleincome countries (the 10/66 Study): an independent external validation of existing models
(Elsevier Ltd., 2020-04)
To date, dementia prediction models have been exclusively developed and tested in high-income countries (HICs). However, most people with dementia live in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), where dementia risk ...
The prevalence and correlates of frailty in urban and rural populations in Latin America, China, and India: A 10/66 population-based survey
(Elsevier Ltd., 2018)
There have been few cross-national studies of the prevalence of the frailty phenotype conducted among low or middle income countries. We aimed to study the variation in prevalence and correlates of frailty in rural and ...
Loneliness among older adults in Latin America, China, and India: prevalence, correlates and association with mortality
(International Journal of Public Health, 2021-03)
This study was designed to explore prevalence and correlates of selfreported
loneliness and to investigate whether loneliness predicts mortality among
older adults (aged 65 or above) in Latin America, China and India.
The ...
Dementia attributable healthcare utilizations in the Caribbean versus United States
(Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 2023-11-07)
Despite the high burden of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias among the Hispanic population worldwide, little is known about how dementia affects healthcare utilizations among this population outside of the US, in ...
Burden of Parkinsonism and Parkinson's disease on health service use and outcomes in Latin America
(Journal of Parkinson's Disease, 2023-11-03)
Little is known about the burden of parkinsonism and Parkinson’s disease (PD) in Latin America. Better understanding of health service use and clinical outcomes in PD is needed to improve its prognosis.
The aim of the ...
Hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment and control among older people in Latin America, India and China: a 10/66 cross-sectional population-based survey
(J Hypertens ., 2012)
To estimate the prevalence, social patterning, treatment and control of hypertension among older people in the 10/66 Dementia Research Group developing country sites. Cross-sectional surveys of SBP, hypertension, and ...
Care arrangements for people with dementia in developing countries
(International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2004-01-28)
Rapid demographic ageing will soon lead to large increases in the numbers of persons with dementia in developing countries. This study is the first comprehensive assessment of care arrangements for people with dementia in ...