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Introduction

The number of people with dementia continues to increase. It is estimated that 5-8% of the population aged 60 years and over have dementia.

This disease is one of the prime contributors to disease and disability among older people. As a result, those affected include their family, community and society.

Ano nga ba ang Demensya?What is Dementia?

Dementia is a chronic degenerative disease. People with dementia experience problems with cognition that is not part of normal aging. Dementia affects memory, thinking, orientation, calculation, learning, language and decision making.

Toolkit para sa Komunidad Community Toolkit for Community Workers in Low and Middle Income Countries

Guide for community-based management and care of people with dementia

Para kanino itong toolkit? Who is the toolkit for?

This toolkit is for anyone who works in the community and has at least a secondary level of education. It complements the mhGAP intervention guide for primary health care professionals.

Ano ang layunin ng toolkit na ito? What is the purpose of this toolkit?

This toolkit aims to help community workers gain skills and build capacity in:

Identifying people at risk for dementia and making referrals when necessary;
Providing support to people with dementia, their families and carers;
Engaging local communities in dementia-related activities and contributing to the development of dementia-friendly communities in low- and middle-income countries.engaging local communities in dementia-related activities and contributing to the development of dementia-friendly communities in low- and middle-income countries.

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Malusog na Pagtanda

Inaasahang aabot na sa dalawang bilyon ang bilang ng mga taong may edad na 60 pataas sa taong 2050, halos doble ng bilang noong 2015 (900 milyon) (13). Noong 2019, mahigit 108 milyon ang populasyon sa Pilipinas, kung saan 12% nito ay nasa edad 55 pataas. Tinatayang 5% naman ang nasa edad 65 pataas (60).

Maraming pangyayari ang maaring nag-ambag sa paghaba ng buhay ng mga tao ngayon. Kasama rito ay ang pagpapabuti sa sanitasyon, malinis na tubig, wastong paghanda ng pagkain, mabuting pabahay, mas mahusay na edukasyon, mabuting kamalayan sa kalusugan at mga pagsulong sa agham medikal (61). Maraming mga hamon ang sumasabay sa mahabang buhay, at ang mga ito ay kinakailangang pagtagumpayan upang makamit ng lahat ang mabuting kalidad ng buhay.