Papasozomenou Chrysa, Poptsi Eleni, Tabaki Eirini Maria, Tsolaki Magda
Alzheimer Hellas, Petrou Sindica13, 54643, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Hell J Nucl Med. 2017 Sep-Dec;20 Suppl:136-145.
Nowadays, there is a rapid increase of neurocognitive disorders (ND), while Alzheimer disease (AD), is the most frequent type of neurodegeneration. Therefore, Day Care Centers (DCC) and Memory Clinics (MC) have been created in order to correspond to the rising needs of people with ND. The aim of the study was to record clinical and demographic characteristics of people with ND from the broader area of Thessaloniki.
Data bases were collected and were analyzed in order to examine demographical characteristics of all visitors of the DCC of Alzheimer Hellas and of visitors of the Papanikolaou General Hospital, during the years 2007-2017. Six thousand and ninety six people (N=6.096) were totally classified as single visitors of the outpatients of MC of Papanikolaou General Hospital and of the DCC of Alzheimer Hellas.
Among the total number of visitors, 3.078 people received the diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), whereas 3.018 people met the dementia diagnosis criteria. As far as the MCI group is concerned, the majority of them were women (72.1%) while the mean age of MCI group was M (SD)=67.73(9.21) years. Their mean education was M (SD)=10.65 (4.59) years, while their mean score in general cognitive performance (MMSE) was M (SD)=27.03(2.18) points and their score of general functional performance (FUCAS) was M (SD)=44.32(2.49). In regards to the dementia group, the majority of them were also women (63.8%) with a mean age M (SD)=76.08 (8.60) years and a mean education M (SD)=7.35 (4.41) years. The MMSE score of the group was M (SD)=17.79 (6.53) and the FUCAS score was M (SD)=63.25 (18.12). Moreover, the vast majority of dementia type was AD (53.1%).
Women are presented more frequently to primary care services and people with dementia have lower education and greater age. AD continues to be the most common type of dementia.
如今，神经认知障碍（ND）迅速增加，而阿尔茨海默病（AD）是最常见的神经退行性疾病类型。因此，为满足ND患者不断增长的需求，设立了日托中心（DCC）和记忆诊所（MC）。本研究的目的是记录塞萨洛尼基广大地区ND患者的临床和人口统计学特征。
收集并分析数据库，以研究2007年至2017年期间希腊阿尔茨海默病日托中心所有访客以及帕潘尼古拉乌综合医院访客的人口统计学特征。共有6096人被完全分类为帕潘尼古拉乌综合医院记忆诊所门诊和希腊阿尔茨海默病日托中心的单独访客。
在所有访客中，3078人被诊断为轻度认知障碍（MCI），而3018人符合痴呆症诊断标准。就MCI组而言，大多数为女性（72.1%），MCI组的平均年龄为M（标准差）=67.73（9.21）岁。他们的平均受教育年限为M（标准差）=10.65（4.59）年，其总体认知表现（MMSE）的平均得分为M（标准差）=27.03（2.18）分，总体功能表现（FUCAS）的得分为M（标准差）=44.32（2.49）。对于痴呆症组，大多数也是女性（63.8%），平均年龄M（标准差）=76.08（8.60）岁，平均受教育年限M（标准差）=7.35（4.41）年。该组的MMSE评分为M（标准差）=17.79（6.53），FUCAS评分为M（标准差）=63.25（18.12）。此外，绝大多数痴呆类型为AD（53.1%）。
女性更频繁地前往初级保健服务机构，痴呆症患者受教育程度较低且年龄较大。AD仍然是最常见的痴呆类型。
