Characteristics of Mexican-American elders with dementia presenting to a community-based memory evaluation program.
Ethn Dis
; 12(4): 517-21, 2002.
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| ID: mdl-12477137
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine sociodemographic characteristics associated with the initial presentation of Mexican-American elders to a community-based memory evaluation clinic.METHODS:
Retrospective review of the charts of 89 Mexican Americans presenting consecutively to an outpatient memory evaluation clinic in San Antonio, Texas. PRINCIPALFINDINGS:
Mexican Americans presented for evaluation with more moderate-to-severe cognitive impairment than previously reported. They also tended to have high levels of IADL (83.1%) and gait/balance (52.3%) impairment, as well as high levels of depressive symptoms (63.1%).CONCLUSIONS:
Mexican Americans present for initial evaluation for memory decline with moderate-to-severe cognitive decline and significant dementia-associated co-morbidities. In Mexican Americans, caregiver burden, fall risks, depressive symptoms, and need for IADL support should be addressed on the initial visit for memory decline.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Americanos Mexicanos
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Serviços de Saúde Comunitária
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Demência
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Memória
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
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Mexico
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Article