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[P1–629]: IS THIS MY HOUSE? UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF DEMENTIA‐RELATED VISUAL IMPAIRMENT WITHIN THE HOME ENVIRONMENT
Author(s) -
Harding Emma,
Sullivan Mary Pat,
Yong Keir,
Woodbridge Rachel,
McIntyre Anne,
Gilhooly Mary,
Gilhooly Ken,
Crutch Sebastian J.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2017.06.645
Subject(s) - posterior cortical atrophy , dementia , neuropsychology , evening , psychology , perspective (graphical) , cognitive psychology , cognition , medicine , computer science , disease , neuroscience , artificial intelligence , pathology , physics , astronomy
income and number of assets). We also estimate a combined PAF, and adjusted combined PAF to account for the non-independence of the risk factors in order to provide more conservative estimates of the proportion of incidence disability cases attributable to depression and dementia. Results:From a sample without severe disability at baseline, the prevalence of depression at baseline was 24.2% (95% CI: 22.2-26.3), and for dementia was 5.4 % (95% CI: 4.4-6.6). Rate or incidence of severe disability among people with dementia at baseline was 167.27 per 1000 person years (py) (CI 95%: 118.90-235.30), and among people with depression at baseline was 71.26 py (CI 56.3890.07). Non-adjusted contribution of dementia and depression to disability was 4.2% (95% CI: 3.1-5.2) and 11.4% (95% CI: 6.9-15.7), respectively. The combined PAF for both mental conditions was 15.1% (95% CI: 9.8-20.1), and the adjusted combined PAF was 9.9% (95% CI: 6.5-13.1). Conclusions: Conservative estimates showed that depression and dementia together account for nearly 10% of severe disability in Mexican elders. It is necessary to recognize mental illnesses is an important component to pay attention in the public health approach of older adults.