People with dementia fail to get post-diagnosis care

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BENGALURU: Up to 85 percent of the more than 55 million people living with dementia may not receive post-diagnosis care, says World Alzheimer Report 2022: Life after diagnosis: Navigating treatment, care and support. It is co-authored by McGill University and published by Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) on the occasion of World Alzheimer’s Day (WAD) on September 21. ADI is the international federation of 105 Alzheimer’s and dementia associations worldwide.

In India, the prevalence of dementia is also undergoing a steep curve. Dementia is a chronic progressive neurological disorder that is reported as the second leading cause of all deaths from neurological disorders in the country. The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study reports that approximately 3.8 million people were living with dementia in 2019 in India, with this number expected to rise by 197% to 11.4 million by 2050.

The GBD study was conducted as part of the Strengthening Responses to Dementia in Developing Countries (STRiDE) project led by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in the UK, the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (Nimhans) and Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Society of India (ARDSI).

India has a population of 1.3 billion and the majority (68.8% according to the 2011 census) reside in rural areas. It is estimated that around 10.1% of the population was made up of people aged 60 and over in 2021, and this is projected to rise to almost 15% by 2036.

The World Alzheimer’s Report has called for urgent improvements in post-diagnosis treatment, care and support services for more than 55 million people living with dementia worldwide, and plans to support the forecast of 139 million people. by 2050.

“We don’t question whether people with cancer need treatment, so why is it that when people are diagnosed with dementia, they are often not offered treatment or care? They are only told to put their end-of-life matters in order,” said ADI Executive Director Paola Barbarino. “While dementia does not yet have a disease-modifying ‘cure’, there is clear evidence that appropriate post-diagnosis treatment, care and support significantly improves your quality of life.”

</p><script data-noptimize="" data-wpfc-render="false"> fpm_start( "true" ); </script> <p>BENGALURU: Up to 85 percent of the more than 55 million people living with dementia may not receive post-diagnosis care, says World Alzheimer Report 2022: Life after diagnosis: Navigating treatment, care and support. It is co-authored by McGill University and published by Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) on the occasion of World Alzheimer’s Day (WAD) on September 21. ADI is the international federation of 105 Alzheimer’s and dementia associations worldwide. In India, the prevalence of dementia is also undergoing a steep curve. Dementia is a chronic progressive neurological disorder that is reported as the second leading cause of all deaths from neurological disorders in the country. The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study reports that an estimated 3.8 million people were living with dementia in 2019 in India, with this number expected to rise by 197% to 11.4 million by 2050. The GBD study was conducted as part of the Strengthening Responses to Dementia in Developing Countries (STRiDE) Project led by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in the UK, the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (Nimhans ) and the Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Society of India (ARDSI). India has a population of 1.3 billion and the majority (68.8% according to the 2011 census) reside in rural areas. It is estimated that around 10.1% of the population was made up of people aged 60 and over in 2021, and this is projected to rise to almost 15% by 2036. The World Report on Alzheimer’s has called for urgent improvements in treatment , care and post-diagnosis care. support services for more than 55 million people living with dementia worldwide, and plans to support a forecast of 139 million people by 2050. “We don’t question whether people with cancer need treatment, so why when people receive a diagnosis of dementia, they are often not offered treatment or care? They are only told to put their end-of-life matters in order,” said ADI Executive Director Paola Barbarino. “While dementia does not yet have a disease-modifying ‘cure’, there is clear evidence that appropriate post-diagnosis treatment, care and support significantly improves your quality of life.”<br />