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Global Burden of Disease (Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias, 1990-2016) Study: 2018 Update (Lancet Neurology)
Summary An update to the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors (GBD) Study of 2016 has been published. The number of people living with dementia globally appears to have more than doubled between 1990 to 2016. “In the … Continue reading
Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Quick Insights, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest
Tagged Age Standardised Death Rates, Age-Standardised Years of Life Lost (SYLL), Ageing Population, All-Cause Mortality, All-Cause Mortality and Cause-Specific Mortality for 249 Causes of Death (1980–2015), Alzheimer’s Disease: Prevalence, Amenable Mortality, Behavioural Risk Factors, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, DALYs, Dementia and Mortality, Dementia Prevention, Dementia Risk Factors, Diet High in Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALY), Disease Burden, DisMod-MR 2.1 Model, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, GBD 2016 Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementia Collaborators, Global Burden of Diseases Injuries and Risk Factors (GBD) Study, High Body-Mass Index (BMI), High Fasting Plasma Glucose, Lancet Neurology, Life Expectancy, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Modeling Causes of Death: Integrated Approach Using CODEm, Modifiable Risk Factors, Mortality, Prevalence, Prevalence of Cancer, Prevalence of Dementia, Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Prevention Programmes, Public Health, Risk Factors, Smoking, Social Epidemiology, Sugar- and Artificially Sweetened Beverages, Years Lost Due to Disability (YLD), Years of Life Lost (YLLs), YLDs
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Global Burden of Disease Study: 2016 Update (Lancet)
Summary This year’s update to the Global Burden of Disease Study again includes trends for Alzheimer’s Disease and other dementias, based on meta-analysis of prevalence studies. There was an increase of almost 40% in the total deaths from Alzheimer’s Disease … Continue reading
Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, National, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Age Standardised Death Rates, Age-Standardised Years of Life Lost (SYLL), All-Cause Mortality, All-Cause Mortality and Cause-Specific Mortality for 249 Causes of Death (1980–2015), Alzheimer’s Disease: Prevalence, Amenable Mortality, Behavioural Risk Factors, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Cause of Death Ensemble Model (CODEm), DALYs, Dementia and Mortality, Dementia Risk Factors, Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs): Global Burden of Disease Study (2010), Disease Burden, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, GATHER: Guidelines for Accurate and Transparent Health Estimates Reporting, GBD 2015, GBD 2015 Mortality and Causes of Death Collaborators, Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study, Global Burden of Disease Study (2015-6), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation: University of Washington, Kings College Hospital NHS Trust, Kings College London, Lancet, Life Expectancy, Lifestyle Risk Factors, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Modifiable Risk Factors, Mortality, Mortality Morbidity and Wellbeing: Cancers, Mortality Morbidity and Wellbeing: Mental Health; Dementia; Long-Term Conditions and More, Mortality Rates, Mortality Risk Factors, Mortality Statistics, NCDs: Noncommunicable Diseases, Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD), Prevalence, Prevalence of Cancer, Prevalence of Dementia, Prevention, Prevention Programmes, Public Health, Risk Factors, Social Epidemiology, Years Lost Due to Disability (YLD), YLDs, YLLs
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September 2015: World Alzheimer’s Month (ADI)
Summary September 2015 is the fourth global World Alzheimer’s Month™. This international awareness raising campaign, coordinated by Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), aims to raise awareness and challenge the stigma associated with dementia generally. The theme of World Alzheimer’s Month 2015 … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), Charitable Bodies, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), In the News, International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Patient Care Pathway, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged ADI’s World Alzheimer Reports, Ageing Population, Ageing Society, Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) Campaigns, Dementia Friends, Global Action Against Dementia, Global Context, Global Costs of Dementia, Global Dementia Framework, Global Health, Global Impact of Dementia: World Alzheimer Report 2015, Global Incidence of Dementia, Global Outlook, Global Prevalence of Dementia, Global Social Investment for Dementia, Incidence Studies, Prevalence, Prevalence of Dementia, World Alzheimer Report, World Alzheimer Report 2015, World Alzheimer's Month, World Alzheimer's Month 2015 (Remember Me), World Alzheimer's Month Posters, World Alzheimer’s Month 2015, World Alzheimers Day (ADI), Worldwide Costs of Dementia
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Mental Health, Dementia and Neurology Networks: Local Profiling Tools (PHE)
Summary Public Health England (PHE), in partnership with NHS England (and support from the Department of Health) have developed local profiles of mental health, dementia and neurology. The purpose is to assist people commissioning and / or providing care to … Continue reading
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