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September 15, 2025

Prevalence of Dementia and Functional Dependency Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Findings from AHSETS Study in Rural Tigiria Block of Odisha.

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TBTrilochan BhoiSPSubrat Kumar PaloSBShakti Ranjan Barik

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Implication

Cross-sectional study finds high rates of dementia and functional dependency among older adults, highlighting urgent health challenges.

Key Points

  • Among participants, 58.3% experienced at-risk dementia and 34.8% had dementia, indicating significant cognitive impairment.
  • Those with dementia had 3.08 times the risk of developing functional dependency, emphasizing the need for targeted interventions.
  • Ordinal logistic model analysis revealed associations between dementia and factors like female gender, illiteracy, and multi-morbidity.
  • Findings stress the importance of strategies for early identification and management of dementia in rural older adults.

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Bhoi et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d42047713b0b5dfea68d3ehttps://doi.org/10.4103/ni.ni_22_22
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