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Prevalence and management of dementia in nursing home residents in Tunisia.

Authors :
Ouanes, Sami
Fekih‐Romdhane, Feten
Melki, Wahid
Source :
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry; Aug2014, Vol. 29 Issue 8, p877-879, 3p, 1 Chart
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

The article reports on research which was conducted to investigate the prevalence and management of dementia in nursing home residents in Tunisia. Researchers evaluated 116 nursing home residents. They found that the prevalence of dementia among the residents was 58.4% and that the prevalence did not differ by any particular factors, including age, gender or marital status.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
08856230
Volume :
29
Issue :
8
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
97071677
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4119