Dementia Incidence in Quebec Over 20 Years
Claire Godard-Sebillotte, Sanjna Navani, Louis Rochette, Victoria Massamba, Éric Pelletier, Edeltraut Kröger, Isabelle Vedel · 2024
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Description
World forecasts often assume dementia rates hold steady, which would triple case counts by 2050, but some rich countries report falling rates instead. Godard-Sebillotte and co-authors tracked diagnosed dementia across Quebec for twenty years using the province's health records for everyone aged 40 and over. A case counted when hospital files, repeated doctor claims, or a dementia drug fill met a checked rule.
Rates were adjusted to a fixed 2011 age mix so years could be compared fairly across seven age bands. The authors warn that a 2016 change in doctor billing codes likely hides some cases after that year, so later counts may run low. The trend line feeds planning for care and public health across the province.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Claire Godard-Sebillotte, Sanjna Navani, Louis Rochette, Victoria Massamba, Éric Pelletier, Edeltraut Kröger, Isabelle Vedel |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 5 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |