Sociodemographic and clinical profile of dementia patients at tertiary care centre

Dr. Abhay Paliwal; Dr Vijay Niranjan; Dr. V.S. Pal; Dr. Atar Singh

Volume : VIII, Issue : VI, June - 2019

Sociodemographic and clinical profile of dementia patients at tertiary care centre

Dr. Abhay Paliwal, Dr Vijay Niranjan, Dr. V. S. Pal, Dr. Atar Singh

Abstract :

Background- Dementia impacts not only the individuals with dementia, but also their carers and the society in which they are living. Dementia is the 9th most burdensome condition among people aged 60 years and more, according to the 2010 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) estimates. People with dementia lack insight about their change in behaviour, even sometime they denied that they have memory deficit and change in behavior. Almost always signs of dementia are first noticed by spouse, other family members or friends. So many time patients are ought to hospitals only when their altered behavior became problematic to their care giver. The increasing number of persons with dementia will place a heavy demand on health care system and social services. The Sociodemographic risk factors and clinical correlates of dementia are not well explored. Aims & Objectives- 1) To study clinical and Sociodemographic profile of dementia patients. 2) To measure the severity of dementia by using Dementia Severity Rating Scale Material & Methods- The study was conducted by including participants above age 55 years. Subjects were taken from Dept of psychiatry, MGM Medical College and MYH, Indore fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Written informed consent will be taken after explaining the objectives and procedure of study in detail. Data were entered in excel sheet and analyzed using SPSS Software, appropriate statistical test was applied wherever necessary. Results- The mean DSRS score in ADRD and VaD group were 26.37 and 30.7 respectively, the study did not found any correlation of dementia severity with education and place of residence. Conclusion – Low education in rural area and place of residence did not affect dementia presentation.