The economic burden of dementia in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs): a systematic review

SM Mattap, D Mohan, AM McGrattan, P Allotey… - BMJ global …, 2022 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction More than two-thirds of people with dementia live in low-and middle-income
countries (LMICs), resulting in a significant economic burden in these settings. In this …

Global status report on the public health response to dementia

World Health Organization - 2021 - digitalcommons.fiu.edu
The increasing global prevalence of dementia and consequent social and economic impacts
on people living with dementia and their families pose significant challenges for societies …

Dementia caregiving across Latin America and the Caribbean and brain health diplomacy

A Ibáñez, SD Pina-Escudero, KL Possin… - The Lancet Healthy …, 2021 - thelancet.com
The prevalence of dementia in Latin America and the Caribbean is growing rapidly,
increasing the burden placed on caregivers. Exacerbated by fragile health-care systems …

Preventable risk factors of dementia: population attributable fractions in a Brazilian population-based study

WV Borelli, VB Leotti, MZ Strelow… - The Lancet Regional …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Knowledge regarding the modifiable risk factors of dementia is fundamental to
guide public health policy. We aimed to estimate the population attributable fraction of …

A systematic review of home-setting psychoeducation interventions for behavioral changes in dementia: some lessons for the COVID-19 pandemic and post-pandemic …

GS Alves, ME Casali, AB Veras, CG Carrilho… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background Impacts of social isolation measures imposed by COVID-19 Pandemic on
mental health and quality of life of older adults living with dementia and their caregivers …

Essential oils as a potential neuroprotective remedy for age-related neurodegenerative diseases: A review

A Abd Rashed, AZ Abd Rahman, DNG Rathi - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Despite the improvements in life expectancy, neurodegenerative conditions have arguably
become the most dreaded maladies of older people. The neuroprotective and anti-ageing …

The Latin America and the Caribbean Consortium on Dementia (LAC-CD): from networking to research to implementation science

A Ibanez, MA Parra, C Butler - Journal of Alzheimer's …, 2021 - content.iospress.com
In comparison with other regions, dementia prevalence in Latin America is growing rapidly,
along with the consequent clinical, social, and economic burden upon patients and their …

The gut microbiota-brain axis: a new frontier on neuropsychiatric disorders

SAL Queiroz, AMM Ton, TMC Pereira… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive and incurable neurodegenerative disorder of
integrative areas of the brain, characterized by cognitive decline and disability resulting in …

[HTML][HTML] Current trends and challenges on dementia management and research in Latin America

R Nitrini, MT Barbosa, SMD Brucki… - Journal of Global …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The distribution of income in LA is strikingly unequal. GINI is an index that measures the
extent to which the distribution of income, among individuals within an economy, deviates …

Feasibility indicators of telemedicine for patients with dementia in a public hospital in Northeast Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic

DP Lima, IB Queiroz, AHS Carneiro, DAA Pereira… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background The use of telemedicine has become a fundamental tool in healthcare in recent
years, especially at times of Covid-19 pandemic. Currently, there are several telemedicine …