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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 ... -
Measuring disability across cultures the psychometric properties of the WHODAS II in older people from seven low- And middle-income countries. the 10/66 Dementia research group population-based survey
(International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 2010)We evaluated the psychometric properties of the 12-item intervieweradministered screener version of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule – version II (WHODAS II) among older people living in seven ... -
No association between fish intake and depression in over 15,000 older adults from seven low and middle income countries-the 10/66 study.
(PloS ONE, 2012)Evidence on the association between fish consumption and depression is inconsistent and virtually nonexistent from low- and middle-income countries. Using a standard protocol, we aim to assess the association of fish ... -
Population normative data for the 10/66 Dementia Research Group cognitive test battery from Latin America, India and China: a cross-sectional survey.
(BMC Neurology, 2009)1) To report site-specific normative values by age, sex and educational level for four components of the 10/66 Dementia Research Group cognitive test battery; 2) to estimate the main and interactive effects of age, sex, ... -
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 ... -
Prevalence and impact of neuropsychiatric symptoms in normal aging and neurodegenerative syndromes: A population-based study fromLatin America
(Alzheimer’s Dement, 2023-06-23)Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPSs) are common in neurodegenerative diseases; however, little is known about the prevalence of NPSs in Hispanic populations. Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPSs) are common in neurodegenerative ... -
Prevalence of dementia in Latin America, India, and China: a population-based cross-sectional survey.
(The Lancet, 2008)Studies have suggested that the prevalence of dementia is lower in developing than in developed regions. We investigated the prevalence and severity of dementia in sites in low-income and middle-income countries according ... -
Prevalence of parkinsonism and Parkinson disease in urban and rural populations from Latin America: A community based study
(The Lancet Regional Health - Americas 2022;7: 100136, 2021-12-10)Age and gender specific prevalence rates for parkinsonism and Parkinson’s disease (PD) are important to guide research, clinical practice, and public health planning; however, prevalence estimates in Latin America (LatAm) ... -
Prevalence of stroke and related burden among older people living in Latin America, India and China.
(Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 2011)Despite the growing importance of stroke in developing countries, little is known of stroke burden in survivors. The authors investigated the prevalence of selfreported stroke, stroke-related disability, dependence and ... -
The prevalence, correlates and impact of anaemia among older people in Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Venezuela.
(British Journal of Haematology, 2013)Anaemia among older people is increasingly recognized as a matter of public health concern. Data from low- and middleincome countries are sparse. We surveyed 10915 people aged 65 years and over (8423 with blood tests) in ... -
The prevalence, correlates, detection and control of diabetes among older people in low and middle incomecountries: a 10/66 dementia research group population-based survey.
(PloS Medicine, 2016)Little is known of the epidemiology of diabetes among older people in low and middle income countries. We aimed to study and compare prevalence, social patterning, correlates, detection, treatment and control of diabetes ... -
Prevalence, distribution, and impact of mild cognitive impairment in Latin America, China, and India: a 10/66 population-based study.
(PLoS Medicine | www.plosmedicine.org, 2012-02)Rapid demographic ageing is a growing public health issue in many low- and middle-income countries (LAMICs). Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a construct frequently used to define groups of people who may be at risk ... -
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 ... -
The protocols for the 10/66 dementia research group population-based research programme
(BMC Public Health., 2007)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 ... -
Reproductive period, endogenous estrogen exposure and dementia incidence among women in Latin America and China: a 10/66 population-based cohort study.
(PloS Medicine, 2018)Exposure to endogenous estrogen may protect against dementia, but evidence remains equivocal. Such effects may be assessed more precisely in settings where exogenous estrogen administration is rare. We aimed to ... -
Socioeconomic factors and all cause and cause-specific mortality among older people in Latin America, India, and China: a population-based cohort study.
(PloS Medicine, 2012)Even in low and middle income countries most deaths occur in older adults. In Europe, the effects of better education and home ownership upon mortality seem to persist into old age, but these effects may not generalise ... -
Strain and its correlates among carers of people with dementia in low-income and middle-income countries. A 10/66 Dementia Research Group population-based survey.
(International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2012)In a multi-site population-based study in several middle-income countries, we aimed to investigate relative contributions of care arrangements and characteristics of carers and care recipients to strain among carers of ... -
Tobacco use and dementia: evidence from the 1066 dementia population-based surveys in Latin America, China and India
(International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2011-02-09)To assess the association between tobacco consumption and dementia using the same methodology in seven developing countries, testing the specific hypotheses that higher exposure to tobacco is associated with a higher ...
