Establishment of a database on aging and dementia in the Philippines

• Main Authors: Dominguez, Jacqueline C., Orquiza, Mary Grace S., Soriano, Jennifer Rose, Magpantay, Cely, Solis, Wynette Marie, Ampil, Encarnita, Joson, Ma. Lourdes Corrales, Mactal, Primitivo, Cruz, Precy, Esteban, Rolando, Dizon, Merceditas, Daroy, Ma. Luisa de Guzman
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2013
• Subjects: Aging—Philippines—Databases; Dementia—Philippines—Databases; Geropsychology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/9135
• Institution: De La Salle University

Databasing is an effective strategy to facilitate the efficient conduct of research and an opportunity to collaborate with other researchers of similar interest. There are multiple databases on aging and dementia around the world but no such database exists in the Philippines. This paper is to describe the creation of the database on aging and dementia in the Philippines and to present its initial results.