Mapping the Numbers of Dementia in Brazil: A Delphi Consensus Study
This Delphi study estimated that dementia already affects roughly 1 in 12 older Brazilians aged 60 and above, with slightly higher prevalence in women and significant geographical variations. These results underscore the urgency for targeted public health strategies in Brazil and offer a framework for similar challenges in other LMICs, especially given that dementia cases are projected to increase by approximately 3.6 times in 4 decades.
Authors
- Márlon Juliano Romero Aliberti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7467-1745)
- Norberto Anízio Ferreira Frota (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2828-5664)
- Eleonora d’Orsi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2027-1089)
- Marcus Vinícius Della Coletta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3368-8492)
- Nicolas Farina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0635-2547)
- Gilberto Sousa Alves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0463-6183)
- Paulo Caramelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4786-6990)
- Cleusa P. Ferri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1815-7685)
- Matheus Ghossain Barbosa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3917-9445)
- Cláudia Kimie Suemoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5942-4778)
- Ricardo Nitríni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5721-1525)
- Marcos Antônio Lopes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1007-1721)
- Karolina Gouveia César‐Freitas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9617-9567)
- Einstein Francisco Camargos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1991-5529)
- Márcia Lorena Fagundes Chaves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1940-4043)
- Daniel Apolinário (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0261-129X)
- Luís Fernando Rangel
- Sônia Maria Dozzi Brucki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8303-6732)
- Jerson Laks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5129-9087)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (BR)
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (BR)
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (BR)
- Universidade de Taubaté (BR)
- Universidade de Brasília (BR)
- Universidade de Fortaleza (BR)
- Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (BR)
- Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz (BR)
- Hospital do Coração (BR)
- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde (BR)
- Universidade do Estado do Amazonas (BR)
- Hospital Sírio-Libanês (BR)
- Hospital Geral de Fortaleza (BR)
- Universidade Federal do Maranhão (BR)
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
- University of Plymouth (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.70055
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 12.60
Funders
- Alzheimer's Association
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Ministério da Saúde