Severity of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms and Distress in Dementia among Older People in Central Africa (EPIDEMCA Study).
Inès Yoro-ZohounDismand HouinatoPhilippe NubukpoPascal MbelessoBébène Ndamba-BandzouziJean-Pierre ClémentJean-François DartiguesPierre-Marie PreuxMaelenn M Guerchetnull nullPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2019)
This report is one of the few population-based studies on neuropsychiatric symptoms among older people with dementia in Sub-Saharan Africa and the first one evaluating the severity of those symptoms and distress experienced by caregivers. Individual neuropsychiatric symptoms were strongly associated with dementia in older people and require great attention considering their burden on populations. J Am Geriatr Soc 68:180-185, 2019.