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Determinants for undetected dementia and late-life depression.
Chen, Ruoling Hu, Zhi Chen, Ruo-Li Ma, Ying Zhang, Dongmei Wilson, Kenneth
Chen, Ruoling
Hu, Zhi
Chen, Ruo-Li
Ma, Ying
Zhang, Dongmei
Wilson, Kenneth
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2013-09-01
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Determinants for undetected dementia and late-life depression have been not well studied. To investigate risk factors for undetected dementia and depression in older communities. Using the method of the 10/66 algorithm, we interviewed a random sample of 7072 participants aged ≥60 years in six provinces of China during 2007-2011. We documented doctor-diagnosed dementia and depression in the interview. Using the validated 10/66 algorithm we diagnosed dementia (n = 359) and depression (n = 328). We found that 93.1% of dementia and 92.5% of depression was undetected. Both undetected dementia and depression were significantly associated with low levels of education and occupation, and living in a rural area. The risk of undetected dementia was also associated with 'help available when needed', and inversely, with a family history of mental illness and having functional impairment. Undetected depression was significantly related to female gender, low income, having more children and inversely with having heart disease.
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23888000
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1472-1465