New Delhi, January 9 (IANS). A research has revealed that being diagnosed with dementia at the age of 85 reduces the life expectancy by approximately two years. Whereas if it is detected at the age of 80 then the age is reduced by 3-4 years. Whereas if one suffers from this at the age of 65, the life expectancy gets reduced by 13 years.
The latest research from the BMJ (British Medical Journal) found that the average life expectancy of people with dementia ranges from 9 years at the age of 60 for women, 4.5 years at the age of 85 and 6.5 years for men. Reduces to 2 years.
The average age was up to 1.4 years longer in Asian populations than in those with other types of dementia, and 1.4 years longer in those with Alzheimer’s disease.
About 10 million people are diagnosed with dementia each year worldwide, but survival estimates for such patients vary widely.
Researchers in the Netherlands sought to better understand the prognosis for people diagnosed with dementia, including life expectancy and the timing of entering a nursing home. .
Their findings were based on 261 studies (235 involving survival and 79 involving nursing home admissions) published between 1984 and 2024, involving more than 5 million people with dementia (median age was 79, including 63 percent women).
They found that the average time of admission to a nursing home was slightly more than 3 years, with 13 percent of people admitted in the first year after diagnosis, increasing to a third (35 percent) at three years and more than half at five years (57 Percentage) done.
Future studies should ideally include patients at the time of diagnosis, taking into account individual factors, social factors, disease stage, and survival, he said. “Consequences and measures beyond the stay should also be assessed.”
The researchers said that to enhance future health services and optimize the quality of life for people with dementia and their families, it is important that we continue to strive for more accurate, insightful information.
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