Alzheimer's & Dementia: Regions with low socioeconomic status have high rates of missed and delayed diagnosis of dementia

Several studies have shown that underdiagnosed dementia puts a large number of patients at risk of not receiving appropriate dementia care
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Although there are currently no drug treatment options to actively prevent or halt the progression of dementia caused by neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), early diagnosis of dementia is very important

Several studies have shown that underdiagnosed dementia puts a large number of patients at risk of not receiving appropriate dementia care

Ellen Holm et al.

Inadequate detection of dementia in regions with lower socioeconomic status may interfere with findings on the association between socioeconomic status and dementia
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Inadequate detection of dementia in regions with lower socioeconomic status may interfere with findings on the association between socioeconomic status and dementia
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The research team assessed the relationship between age- and sex-adjusted dementia incidence and community socioeconomic status (nSES) in 94 cities in Denmark
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Wealth was divided into income quartiles, and other nSES variables were divided into high and low based on the median

The research team assessed the relationship between age- and sex-adjusted dementia incidence and community socioeconomic status (nSES) in 94 cities in Denmark

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Dementia incidence rates and 95% confidence intervals in 94 cities in Denmark

Dementia incidence rates and 95% confidence intervals in 94 cities in Denmark

A higher proportion of residents over the age of 65 was associated with a lower age-adjusted dementia incidence (OR 0.
86, 95% CI 0.
84 0.
89)
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65 A high proportion of residents over the age of 65 was associated with a lower age-adjusted dementia incidence.
A higher proportion of residents over the age of 65 was associated with a lower age-adjusted dementia incidence (OR 0.
86, 95% CI 0.
84 0.
89)
.

Age-adjusted incidence of dementia diagnosis was lower in cities with low
nSES levels .

These findings confirm previous concerns that there may be substantial under-diagnosis of dementia in cities with low socioeconomic status

Age-adjusted incidence of dementia diagnosis was lower in cities with low nSES nSES levels .

Ellen Holm et al suggested that patients in cities with low socioeconomic status were less likely to be diagnosed than those in cities with high socioeconomic status, as evidenced by the association of low nSES with a higher proportion of severe dementia cases at diagnosis

original source

Frequency of missed or delayed diagnosis in dementia is associated with neighborhood socioeconomic status.

Ellen Holm, Katja Kemp Jacobsen.
24 March 2022.
https://doi.
org/10.

Frequency of missed or delayed diagnosis in dementia is associated with neighborhood socioeconomic status.
Ellen Holm, Katja Kemp Jacobsen.
24 March 2022.
https://doi.
org/10.
1002/trc2.
12271 https://doi.
org/10.
1002/trc2 .
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