Dementia prevalence, care arrangement, and access to care in Lebanon: A pilot study

Phung, Kieu T.T.; Chaaya, Monique; Prince, Martin; Atweh, Samir; El Asmar, Khalil; Karam, Georges; Khoury, Rose Mary; Ghandour, Lilian; Ghusn, Husam; Nielsen, T. Rune; Waldemar, Gunhild

doi:10.1016/j.jalz.2017.04.007

Dementia prevalence, care arrangement, and access to care in Lebanon: A pilot study

Introduction In North Africa and the Middle East, studies about dementia prevalence are scarce. A pilot study was conducted in Lebanon to assess dementia prevalence, using the Arabic‐validated 10/66 Dementia Research Group (DRG) diagnostic assessment for case ascertainment. The study also examine…