Dementia in Czechia: Prevalence Estimations Until 2050

IF 0.6 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

European Journal of Mental Health Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI:10.5708/ejmh/17.2022.1.6

Kornélia Svačinová, M. Pechholdová

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Abstract

Introduction: The Czechia is facing population aging. The number of people with dementia is increasing. Conflicting conclusions of European studies confirm the difficulties of quantifying the disease. Aims: We aim to estimate the number of people with dementia in Czechia until 2050: a) projecting dementia prevalence using prevalence rates from EURODEM and EuroCoDe studies, b) projecting dementia based on mortality tables of individuals living with dementia. Comparing both approaches to dementia estimation. Methods: We conducted a literature review. The projection is based on socio-demographic and health variables; construction of life tables for people with dementia. Results: According to the results a) projecting the prevalence of dementia; over 300,000 seniors aged 60+ will suffer from dementia by 2050; b) estimating the number of individuals living with dementia: The number of men and women with dementia aged 65+ was estimated at over 120 thousand. Conclusions: Czech society is not prepared for this intense increase in the number of individuals living with dementia. We argue early diagnosis as well as appropriate health and social care are urgent.

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痴呆在捷克:患病率估计直到2050年

捷克正面临着人口老龄化。痴呆症患者的数量正在增加。欧洲研究得出的相互矛盾的结论证实了量化这种疾病的困难。目的:我们的目标是估计到2050年捷克痴呆症患者的数量:a)使用EURODEM和EuroCoDe研究的患病率预测痴呆症的患病率，b)根据痴呆症患者的死亡率表预测痴呆症。比较两种方法对痴呆症的估计。方法:我们进行文献回顾。预测是根据社会人口和健康变量作出的;为痴呆症患者构建生命表。结果:根据结果a)预测痴呆的患病率;到2050年，将有30多万60岁以上的老年人患有痴呆症;b)估计痴呆症患者人数:65岁以上的痴呆症患者估计超过12万人。结论:捷克社会还没有为痴呆症患者数量的急剧增加做好准备。我们认为，早期诊断以及适当的保健和社会护理是迫切需要的。

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European Journal of Mental Health PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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0.70

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14.30%

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期刊介绍： The European Journal of Mental Health, an open-access, peer reviewed, interdisciplinary, professional journal concerned with mental health, personal well-being and its supporting ecosystems that acknowledge the importance of people’s interactions with their environments, established in 2006, is published on 280 pages per volume in English and German by the Semmelweis University Institute of Mental Health. The journal’s professional oversight is provided by the Editor-in-Chief and an international Editorial Board, assisted by an Advisory Board. The semiannual journal, with issues appearing in June and December, is published in Budapest. The journal aims at the dissemination of the latest scientific research on mental health and well-being in Europe. It seeks novel, integrative and comprehensive, applied as well as theoretical articles that are inspiring for professionals and practitioners with different fields of interest: social and natural sciences, humanities and different segments of mental health research and practice. The primary thematic focus of EJMH is the social-ecological antecedents of mental health and foundations of human well-being. Most specifically, the journal welcomes contributions that present high-quality, original research findings on well-being and mental health across the lifespan and in historical perspective.