"Dementia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An acquired organic mental disorder with loss of intellectual abilities of sufficient severity to interfere with social or occupational functioning. The dysfunction is multifaceted and involves memory, behavior, personality, judgment, attention, spatial relations, language, abstract thought, and other executive functions. The intellectual decline is usually progressive, and initially spares the level of consciousness.
| Descriptor ID |
D003704
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.380 F03.615.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Dementia- Dementia
- Dementias
- Amentia
- Amentias
Senile Paranoid Dementia- Senile Paranoid Dementia
- Dementias, Senile Paranoid
- Paranoid Dementia, Senile
- Paranoid Dementias, Senile
- Senile Paranoid Dementias
Familial Dementia- Familial Dementia
- Dementia, Familial
- Dementias, Familial
- Familial Dementias
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2017 | 100 | 26 | 126 |
| 2018 | 106 | 14 | 120 |
| 2019 | 38 | 8 | 46 |
| 2020 | 27 | 4 | 31 |
| 2021 | 14 | 2 | 16 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dementia" by people in Profiles.
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Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on carers of persons with dementia in the UK: a qualitative study. Age Ageing. 2021 11 10; 50(6):1876-1885.
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Factors Associated With Intention to Adopt mHealth Apps Among Dementia Caregivers With a Chronic Condition: Cross-sectional, Correlational Study. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2021 08 31; 9(8):e27926.
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Using video consultations to support family carers of people living with dementia. Nurs Older People. 2022 Feb 01; 34(1):28-33.
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Resilience and supporting people living with dementia during the time of COVID-19; A qualitative study. Dementia (London). 2022 Jan; 21(1):250-269.
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Experiences of people with dementia and their caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic in India: A mixed-methods study. Dementia (London). 2022 Jan; 21(1):214-235.
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Living Through the Pandemic: The Voices of Persons With Dementia and Their Caregivers. J Appl Gerontol. 2022 01; 41(1):30-35.
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Remote primary care consultations for people living with dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic: experiences of people living with dementia and their carers. Br J Gen Pract. 2021 08; 71(709):e574-e582.
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Dementia Risk: Potential Pathways to Cognitive Decline. Neurodegener Dis. 2021; 21(1-2):1-23.
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Perception of stress and cognitive efficiency in older adults with mild and moderate dementia during the COVID-19-related lockdown. J Psychosom Res. 2021 10; 149:110584.
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Diagnostic test accuracy of telehealth assessment for dementia and mild cognitive impairment. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 07 20; 7:CD013786.