10/66 Dementia Research Group

10/66 Studies

A nutritious drink is appreciated after the fasting blood sample in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

The 10/66 Dementia Research Group programme on dementia in developing countries comprises

Pilot studies, in 28 centres in Latin America, Africa, south and south east Asia, and Russia, to validate dementia diagnosis, and investigate care arrangements for people with dementia.

Qualitative studies, in south India, of community awareness of dementia, and experiences of caregiving.

Casefinder studies evaluating the effectiveness of training community healthcare workers to identify dementia in the community.

Population-based epidemiological studies (prevalence phase) in eight Latin American countries (Cuba, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Peru, Mexico, Argentina and Puerto Rico), India, China, Nigeria and South Africa.

A three year follow up of all prevalence phase participants (incidence phase) in Cuba, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Peru, Mexico, Argentina and China, with a more limited follow-up in India.

A randomised controlled trial of a caregiver education and training intervention 'Helping Carers to Care', in Russia, India, Venezuela, Peru, Dominican Republic and China.