Eighty p.c of the general public thinks dementia is a standard a part of growing older, which means the necessity for an accurate prognosis and take care of folks with the situation is presumably being uncared for, a survey by the worldwide advocacy group Alzheimer’s Illness Worldwide (ADI) has discovered.
The survey, launched forward of World Alzheimer’s Day on Saturday, additionally confirmed that 65% of medical and care professionals held the identical view. It collected responses from 40,000 folks throughout 116 international locations, together with Japan.
“We’d like our healthcare professionals to extra readily perceive that dementia is a medical situation brought on by a set of ailments, Alzheimer’s being essentially the most prevalent, so {that a} right prognosis will be given, opening the door for a mixture of therapies, care, and assist that may allow folks to dwell effectively for longer, to stay at work, at residence, and in the neighborhood,” ADI CEO Paola Barbarino stated in an announcement.