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The contribution of chronic diseases to the prevalence of dependence among older people in Latin America, China and India: a 10/66 Dementia Research Group population-based survey

Sousa, Renata M.; Ferri, Cleusa P.; Acosta, Daisy; Guerra, Mariella; Huang, Yueqin; Jacob, K. S.; Jotheeswaran, A.T.; Guerra Hernández, Milagros A.; Liu, Zhaorui; Rodríguez Pichardo, Guillermina; Llibre Rodríguez, Juan J.; Salas, Aquiles; Sosa, Ana Luisa; Williams, Joseph D.; Zuniga, Tirso; Prince, Martin J. (BMC Geriatrics, 2010-08-06)

The number of older people is set to increase dramatically worldwide. Demographic changes are likely to result in the rise of age-related chronic diseases which largely contribute to years lived with a disability and ...

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

Sousa, Renata M.; Dewey, Michael E.; Acosta, Daisy; Jotheeswaran, A.T.; Castro-Costa, E.; Ferri, Cleusa P.; Guerra, Mariella; Huang, Yueqin; Jacob, K. S.; Rodríguez Pichardo, Guillermina; Ramírez, N. G.; Rodríguez, J. L.; Rodríguez, M. C.; Salas, Aquiles; Sosa, Ana Luisa; Williams, Joseph D.; Prince, Martin J. (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 ...

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.

Prince, Martin J.; Brodaty, Henry; Uwakwe, Richard; Acosta, Daisy; Ferri, Cleusa P.; Guerra, Mariella; Huang, Yueqin; Jacob, K. S.; Llibre Rodríguez, Juan J.; Salas, Aquiles; Sosa, Ana Luisa; Williams, Joseph D.; Jotheeswaran, A. T.; Liu, Zhaorui (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 ...

Equity in the delivery of community healthcare to older people: Findings from 10/66 Dementia research group cross-sectional surveys in Latin America, China, India and Nigeria.

Albanese, Emiliano; Liu, Zhaorui; Acosta, Daisy; Guerra, Mariella; Huang, Yueqin; Jacob, K. S.; Jiménez Velázquez, Ivonne Z.; Llibre Rodríguez, Juan J.; Salas, Aquiles; Sosa, Ana Luisa; Uwakwe, Richard; Williams, Joseph D.; Borges, Guilherme; Jotheeswaran, A. T; Klibanski, Milagros G.; McCrone, Paul; Ferri, Cleusa P.; Prince, Martin J. (BMC Health Services Research, 2011)

To describe patterns of recent health service utilisation, and consequent out-of-pocket expenses among older people in countries with low and middle incomes, and to assess the equity with which services are accessed and ...

Prevalence of stroke and related burden among older people living in Latin America, India and China.

Ferri, Cleusa P.; Schoenborn, Claudia; Kalra, Lalit; Acosta, Daisy; Guerra, Mariella; Huang, Yueqin; Jacob, K. S.; Llibre Rodríguez, Juan J.; Salas, Aquiles; Sosa, Ana Luisa; Williams, Joseph D.; Liu, Zhaorui; Moriyama, Tais; Valhuerdi, Adolfo; Prince, Martin J. (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 ...

Dietary fish and meat intake and dementia in Latin America, China, and India: A 10/66 Dementia Research Group

Albanese, Emiliano; Dangour, Alan D.; Uauy, Ricardo; Acosta, Daisy; Guerra, Mariella; Gallardo Guerra, Sara S.; Huang, Yueqin; Jacob, K. S.; Llibre Rodríguez, Juan J.; Hernández Noriega, Lisseth; Salas, Aquiles; Sosa, Ana Luisa; Williams, Joseph D.; Ferri, Cleusa P.; Prince, Martin J. (American Journal o f Clinical Nutrition, 2009)

Evidence of an association between fish and meat consumption and risk of dementia is inconsistent and nonexistent in populations in developing countries. Objective: The objective was to investigate associations between ...

Ageing and dementia in low and middle income countries - Using research to engage with public and policy makers.

Prince, Martin J.; Acosta, Daisy; Albanese, Emiliano; Arizaga, Raúl; Ferri, Cleusa P.; Guerra, Mariella; Huang, Yueqin; Jacob, K. S.; Jiménez Velázquez, Ivonne Z.; Llibre Rodríguez, Juan J.; Salas, Aquiles; Sosa, Ana Luisa; Sousa, Renata M.; Uwakwe, Richard; Van der Poel, Rikus; Williams, Joseph D.; Wortmann, Marc (In ternational Review of Psychiatry, 2008)

While two thirds of the 24 million people with dementia worldwide live in low and middle income countries, very little research has been conducted to support policy making in these regions. Among the non-communicable ...

A brief dementia screener suitable for use by non-specialists in resource poor settings-the cross-cultural derivation and validation of the brief Community Screening Instrument for Dementia.

Prince, Martin J.; Acosta, Daisy; Ferri, Cleusa P.; Guerra, Mariella; Huang, Yueqin; Jacob, K. S.; Llibre Rodríguez, Juan J.; Salas, Aquiles; Sosa, Ana Luisa; Williams, Joseph D.; Hall, K. S. (International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2011)

Brief screening tools for dementia for use by non-specialists in primary care have yet to be validated in nonwestern settings where cultural factors and limited education may complicate the task. We aimed to derive a brief ...

The prevalence and social patterning of chronic diseases among older people in a population undergoing health transition: a 10/66 group cross-sectional population-based survey in the Dominican Republic .

Acosta, Daisy; Rottbeck, Ruth; Rodríguez, J. G.; González, Loida M.; Almánzar, Mary R.; Minaya, Susana N.; Ortiz, María del C.; Ferri, Cleusa P.; Prince, Martin J. (BMC Public Health, 2010)

Very little of the increased attention towards chronic diseases in countries with low and middle incomes has been directed towards older people, who contribute 72% of all deaths, and 14% of all Disability Adjusted Life Years ...

The psychological impact of heavy drinking among the elderly on their co-residents: the 10/66 group population based survey in the Dominican Republic.

Nadkarni, Abhijit; Acosta, Daisy; Rodríguez Pichardo, Guillermina; Prince, Martin J.; Ferri, Cleusa P. (Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2011)

There is very limited literature on alcohol use among the elderly and little is known about the impact it has on family and caregivers, especially in low and middle income countries. Aim: To estimate the independent effect ...