scholarly journals Barriers to dementia diagnosis in India: Effect of education, dementia subtype and age at onset

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (S10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ratnavalli Ellajosyula ◽  
Jwala Narayanan
Keyword(s):  
Age At Onset ◽  
Dementia Diagnosis ◽  
Dementia Subtype

A Brave New World for Dementia Diagnosis

PsycCRITIQUES ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 52 (35) ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Richard Ferraro
Keyword(s):  
New World ◽  
Dementia Diagnosis ◽  
Brave New World

Jazz, dementia, and moments of meeting

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-92
Author(s):  
Kate White
Keyword(s):  
Personal Account ◽  
Dementia Diagnosis ◽  
Emotional Connection ◽  
The Gift ◽  
Creative Force ◽  
Family Living

Playful jazz improvisations and singing continue in creating the gift of emotional connection in a family living with Alzheimer’s. Sharing their poignant reflections provides a personal account of the centrality of music in reaching each other at a feeling level throughout the course of their lives. The recognition of music as a powerful and creative force for all of us, particularly when there is a dementia diagnosis, is explored.

Age at onset of walking affects bone mineral content in early childhood

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saara Valkama ◽  
Heli Viljakainen ◽  
Elisa Holmlund-Suila ◽  
Jenni Rosendahl ◽  
Helena Hauta-alus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Bone Mineral Content ◽  
Bone Mineral ◽  
Mineral Content ◽  
Age At Onset

Mining Social Media Data to Study the Consequences of Dementia Diagnosis on Caregivers and Relatives (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anika Oellrich ◽  
George Gkotsis ◽  
Richard James Butler Dobson ◽  
Tim JP Hubbard ◽  
Rina Dutta
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Text Processing ◽  
Automated Analysis ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Dementia Diagnosis ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Social Media Data ◽  
Real Time Processing ◽  
Media Data

BACKGROUND Dementia is a growing public health concern with approximately 50 million people affected worldwide in 2017 and this number is expected to reach more than 131 million by 2050. The toll on caregivers and relatives cannot be underestimated as dementia changes family relationships, leaves people socially isolated, and affects the finances of all those involved. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to explore using automated analysis (i) the age and gender of people who post to the social media forum Reddit about dementia diagnoses, (ii) the affected person and their diagnosis, (iii) relevant subreddits authors are posting to, (iv) the types of messages posted and (v) the content of these posts. METHODS We analysed Reddit posts concerning dementia diagnoses. We used a previously developed text analysis pipeline to determine attributes of the posts as well as their authors to characterise online communications about dementia diagnoses. The posts were also examined by manual curation for the diagnosis provided and the person affected. Furthermore, we investigated the communities these people engage in and assessed the contents of the posts with an automated topic gathering technique. RESULTS Our results indicate that the majority of posters in our data set are women, and it is mostly close relatives such as parents and grandparents that are mentioned. Both the communities frequented and topics gathered reflect not only the sufferer's diagnosis but also potential outcomes, e.g. hardships experienced by the caregiver. The trends observed from this dataset are consistent with findings based on qualitative review, validating the robustness of social media automated text processing. CONCLUSIONS This work demonstrates the value of social media data sources as a resource for in-depth studies of those affected by a dementia diagnosis and the potential to develop novel support systems based on their real time processing in line with the increasing digitalisation of medical care.

scholarly journals Exploring polypharmacy phenomenon in newly diagnosed relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis: a cohort ambispective single-centre study

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 204062232098312
Author(s):  
Aurora Zanghì ◽  
Emanuele D’Amico ◽  
Salvatore Lo Fermo ◽  
Francesco Patti
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Age At Onset ◽  
Rank Test ◽  
Multinomial Regression ◽  
Single Centre ◽  
Centre Study ◽  
Relapsing Remitting ◽  
Single Centre Study ◽  
Remitting Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

Aims: We aimed to examine the frequency of polypharmacy in a large cohort of patients at the time of diagnosis of relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) and to explore its effects on discontinuation of first disease-modifying treatment (DMT) using survival analysis. Methods: This was a cohort ambispective single-centre study. We enrolled RRMS patients starting their first DMT between 1st January 2013 and 31st December 2015. According to the number of medicines prescribed (except DMTs), we divided the patients into three groups: no-poly RRMS, minor-poly RRMS (from one to three medications), and major-poly RRMS (more than three medications). Results: A total of 392 RRMS patients were enrolled (mean age 41.1). The minor-poly RRMS group included 61 patients (15.6%) and the major-poly RRMS group included 112 (28.6%). Individuals in these groups were older and had higher median body mass index (BMI) than patients in the no-poly RRMS group ( p < 0.05). Upon multinomial regression analysis, older age at onset was associated with minor and major polypharmacy (OR 1.050, CI 1.010–1.093, p = 0.015 and OR 1.063, CI 1.026–1.101, p = 0.001, respectively) and higher BMI was associated with major polypharmacy (OR 1.186, CI 1.18–1.29, p = 0.001). The rates of discontinuation of first DMT were similar among the three groups (50.7% for no-Poly RRMS, 50.8% for minor-Poly RRMS, and 53.3% for major-Poly RRMS, p = 0.264). At log-Rank test, there were no differences among the three groups ( p = 0.834). Conclusion: Polypharmacy was more common in older RRMS patients with high BMI.

Adult systemic lupus erythematosus in Egypt: The nation-wide spectrum of 3661 patients and world-wide standpoint

Lupus ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 096120332110142
Author(s):  
Tamer A Gheita ◽  
Rasha Abdel Noor ◽  
Esam Abualfadl ◽  
Osama S Abousehly ◽  
Iman I El-Gazzar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Age Of Onset ◽  
Wide Spectrum ◽  
Age At Onset ◽  
Disease Onset ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Systemic Lupus ◽  
Cross Sectional

Objective The aim of this study was to present the epidemiology, clinical manifestations and treatment pattern of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in Egyptian patients over the country and compare the findings to large cohorts worldwide. Objectives were extended to focus on the age at onset and gender driven influence on the disease characteristics. Patients and method This population-based, multicenter, cross-sectional study included 3661 adult SLE patients from Egyptian rheumatology departments across the nation. Demographic, clinical, and therapeutic data were assessed for all patients. Results The study included 3661 patients; 3296 females and 365 males (9.03:1) and the median age was 30 years (17–79 years), disease duration 4 years (0–75 years) while the median age at disease onset was 25 years (4–75 years). The overall estimated prevalence of adult SLE in Egypt was 6.1/100,000 population (1.2/100,000 males and 11.3/100,000 females).There were 316 (8.6%) juvenile-onset (Jo-SLE) and 3345 adult-onset (Ao-SLE). Age at onset was highest in South and lowest in Cairo (p < 0.0001). Conclusion SLE in Egypt had a wide variety of clinical and immunological manifestations, with some similarities with that in other nations and differences within the same country. The clinical characteristics, autoantibodies and comorbidities are comparable between Ao-SLE and Jo-SLE. The frequency of various clinical and immunological manifestations varied between gender. Additional studies are needed to determine the underlying factors contributing to gender and age of onset differences.

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