POPULATION EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY OF DEMENTIA IN THE CITY OF LONDRINA - PARANÁ - BRAZIL

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.15921522150310

• Palavras-chave: Epidemiology, Alzheimer's Disease, Vascular Dementia, Elderly, Brazil.

• Keywords: Epidemiology, Alzheimer's Disease, Vascular Dementia, Elderly, Brazil.

• Abstract:

  Brazilian society has undergone an important transformation in the profile of diseases, with a broad focus on chronic-degenerative diseases, especially among elderly patients, who are increasing in number, given the increase in global life expectancy. One of the examples of these chronic pathological conditions are dementias, frames of decline in cognitive ability with related functional dyears. The current work aims to project the number of elderly people in a state of dementia, through the prevalence of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) in Londrina, based on the distribution between several factors - age, sex, level of education, type of dementia, family history in first-degree relatives, risk factors and comorbidities presented. Previous studies have shown an increase in dementia with advancing age, with a predominance in females and a slight increase in black males. Brazil presented an average above world projections, being important more studies of the causes related to dementia and also the direction of care for patients who are at greater risk of developing it. AD, as well as other dementia syndromes, are embargoes for public health because they generate patients with loss of quality of life, autonomy and independence. These factors lead to an ethical and biopsychosocial issue: the patient's deficits make him fragile, increasing the risks of psychopathological conditions and also include the responsibility of the health system and family members as a form of care for individuals with dementia. The present work was approved by the Research Ethics Committee, with a careful evaluation of medical records and selection of the same for the composition of a spreadsheet, through which the epidemiological statistical analyzes were carried out. A total of 1469 medical records were collected, with results that indicated a higher prevalence, in the places, in the female gender and greater amplitude of difference between 80 and 89 years of age. The combined prevalence of the evaluated centers was 44.70%, with Alzheimer's disease dementia being the most frequent, representing a value close to 90% of the total sample. Other analyzes were carried out, allowing a broader and more generalized observation of the specific-regional panorama of the two clinical centers observed.

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