COVID accelerated declines in dementia trends for US older adults
July 17, 2024
July 17, 2024
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 17 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news:
Study: Dementia prevalence, incidence and mortality trends among US adults ages 72 and older, 2011-2021
Because of a sharp increase in deaths among older adults with dementia during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the rate of older adults with the disorder declined faster from 2011 to 2021 than it did through 2019, according to a University of Michigan study.
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Study: Dementia prevalence, incidence and mortality trends among US adults ages 72 and older, 2011-2021
Because of a sharp increase in deaths among older adults with dementia during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the rate of older adults with the disorder declined faster from 2011 to 2021 than it did through 2019, according to a University of Michigan study.
With heig . . .