Characteristics and diagnostic profile of patients seeking dementia care in a memory clinic in Hong Kong.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:Seeking medical advice for dementia involves an understanding of norms, values and attitudes towards care-giving and inter-dependency, which are culturally bounded. We hypothesize that local culture and socioeconomic structure affect our Chinese patients who present with forgetfulness to our memory clinic. METHODS:A retrospective case notes review was undertaken on 454 consecutive patients referred to the memory clinic at Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong. RESULTS:385 patients were diagnosed with dementia and 27 had mild cognitive impairment. Reversible dementia was identified in 24 patients and normal cognition in 18. In patients with dementia, 55.8% had Alzheimer's disease, 26.2% had vascular dementia, 6.0% had other irreversible dementia, 5.2% had dementia with Lewy bodies, 4.9% had undetermined dementia and 1.8% had frontotemporal dementia. The median duration from symptom onset to medical consultation was two years; 66.5% had advanced disease with initial Mini-mental State Examination scores < or = 17. On their first visit, 85% of patients were living in the community; after two years this proportion had fallen to 63%. CONCLUSIONS:Dementia patients in Hong Kong apparently enjoy a long subclinical period and only seek medical attention at late stages. Local Chinese culture and socioeconomic backgrounds could be the main reasons that underlie these observations.

journal_name

Int Psychogeriatr

authors

Sheng B,Law CB,Yeung KM

doi

10.1017/S104161020800817X

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2009-04-01 00:00:00

pages

392-400

issue

2

eissn

1041-6102

issn

1741-203X

pii

S104161020800817X

journal_volume

21

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