Dementia
Conditions
Interventions
Population:Nil
Sponsors
Food and Health Bureau, Hong Kong SAR Government
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 60 years or over; 2. Consent for participation. For subjects who are willing to participate, but are unavailable or unable to provide full information (e.g. profound cognitive impairments or sensory deficits), proxy information from first degree relatives will be obtained and the data will be specified as proxy.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Those who are non-Chinese and the prison population will not be covered in this survey.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| prevalence of dementia and its subtypes, common mental disorders and psychosis syndromes;modulating factors for disease development or functional optimization; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| disease burden and cost of care; | — |
Contacts
Public ContactProf. Linda Lam
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Outcome results
None listed