Lauritzen L U, Kørner E A
Psykiatrisk afdeling R, Hillerød Sygehus, DK.
Ugeskr Laeger. 1996 Sep 23;158(39):5453-6.
A community survey of all Danish speaking residents above the age of 64 in a geographically delimited area was performed. The aim of the survey was to establish the prevalence of dementia disorders and depression by the use of international screening tools: the Mini Mental State Examination for dementia and the Beck's Depression Inventory for depression. The screening was performed during the period of one year in the municipality of Karlebo and the interviews took place in the homes of the participants. Six hundred and sixty-four (66%) of the 1,008 eligible persons entered the study. Six percent were residents in nursing homes. Thirteen point seven percent were found to be suffering from dementia. Nine point six percent had symptoms of depression. These prevalences would indicate that more than 6,000 persons in Frederiksborg county suffer from dementia while more than 4,000 might be suffering from depression. The study confirms knowledge obtained in other studies, indicating that one out of seven of the elderly suffers from dementia. We do not conclude, however, that nine point six percent suffer from depression, but rather that they need further examination to make it possible to decide whether they are indeed depressed.
在一个地理区域划定的范围内，对所有64岁以上讲丹麦语的居民进行了一项社区调查。该调查的目的是通过使用国际筛查工具来确定痴呆症和抑郁症的患病率：用于痴呆症筛查的简易精神状态检查表和用于抑郁症筛查的贝克抑郁量表。筛查在卡尔勒博市进行了一年，访谈在参与者家中进行。1008名符合条件的人中，有664人（66%）进入了研究。6%是养老院的居民。发现13.7%的人患有痴呆症。9.6%的人有抑郁症状。这些患病率表明，腓特烈堡县有超过6000人患有痴呆症，而超过4000人可能患有抑郁症。该研究证实了其他研究中获得的知识，表明七分之一的老年人患有痴呆症。然而，我们并没有得出9.6%的人患有抑郁症的结论，而是认为他们需要进一步检查，以便能够确定他们是否真的患有抑郁症。
