Detection of dementia and its associated risk factors among elderly population in Kuching, Sarawak

• Main Authors: Zurraini, Binti Arabi, Syed Alwi, Bin Syed Abdul Rahman, Hii, Emily Ing Ing, Helmi, H.
• Format: Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/23307/1/Zurainii%20A..pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/23307/; https://e-mfp.org
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Introduction: Prevalence of dementia is expected to increase with the rise in ageing population. Hence, screening for dementia in primary care is needed to identify dementia in its earlier stages. This study was conducted to screen elderly patients for dementia in primary care setting using the Mini...