Web Research-patient.co.uk
• There are approximately 700,000 people with dementia in the UK. In just 30 years, the number of people with
dementia is expected to double to 1.4
million.
• Dementia is predominantly a disorder of
later life, but there are at least 15,000
people in the UK under the age of 65
who have the illness.
• Its incidence (the number of new cases per
year) and prevalence (the number of cases at any one time) rise exponentially
with age.
• It affects men and women in all social
groups and all ethnic groups.
• Alzheimer's disease accounts for 50-70% of dementia.
• Dementia can be part of another disease and
occurs in about 20% of cases of
Parkinson's disease and rather more of those who have had it for many years.
• Less than 1% of patients with dementia have a fully treatable cause such as
an underactive thyroid gland or vitamin B12 deficiency.
• ‘Help
and Advice for Relatives of Demented Patients’ [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.patient.co.uk/doctor/Help-and-Advice-for-Relatives-of-Demented-Patients.htm [Accessed 26th Feb 2013].
Reflection
The main thing I learnt from this research is that dementia also affects a small number of people under the age of 65, this is probably something even lesser known than the main facts and figures about dementia. There are some important facts here which I think need to be put across to people through my posters.
Reflection
The main thing I learnt from this research is that dementia also affects a small number of people under the age of 65, this is probably something even lesser known than the main facts and figures about dementia. There are some important facts here which I think need to be put across to people through my posters.
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