Trends in Prevalence of Dementia for People Accessing Aged Care Services in Australia
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Date
2019-03-15
Authors
Harrison, Stephanie L
Lang, Catherine
Whitehead, Craig Hamilton
Crotty, Maria
Ratcliffe, Julie
Wesselingh, Steven L
Inacio, Maria C S
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Oxford Academic
Rights
© The Author(s) 2019
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The Authors
Abstract
Studies in some high-income countries have reported a potential decline in the prevalence of dementia. Improvements in cardiovascular health may be contributing to this decline. The objective was to examine trends in prevalence of dementia and survival with dementia for people accessing aged care in Australia.
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© The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Gerontological Society of America. All rights reserved.
This author accepted manuscript is made available following 12 month embargo from date of publication (March 2019) in accordance with the publisher’s archiving policy
Keywords
Alzheimer’s disease, Nursing homes, Cardiovascular risk factors, Dementia, Home care services, Long-term care
Citation
Harrison, S. L., Lang, C., Whitehead, C., Crotty, M., Ratcliffe, J., Wesselingh, S., & Inacio, M. C. (2019). Trends in Prevalence of Dementia for People Accessing Aged Care Services in Australia. The Journals of Gerontology: Series A. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glz032