Umbuzo: Kubaluleke kangakanani iminyaka yobudala njengengozi ye-Alzheimer?
Impendulo:
Ingozi eyaziwayo kakhulu kwi- Alzheimer's disease iyanda. Uninzi lwabantu abanesi sifo baneminyaka engama-65 okanye ngaphezulu, nangona abantu bangahlakulela intsapho yabo, okanye baqala ukuhlaziya i-Alzheimer's, ekupheleni kweminyaka yabo-30 nangama-40. Ubunzima bokuphuhlisa i-Alzheimer kabini malunga nonyaka ngamnye emva kweminyaka engama-65.
Emva kweminyaka eyi-85, umngcipheko ufikelela kuma-50 ekhulwini.
Ngophando olwenziwe ngo-1995 e-East Boston, eMassachusetts, bonke abantu abangenazo iziko abaneminyaka engama-65 ubudala nangaphezulu kule ndawo yoluntu abangama-32,000 bafundiswa: ukukhula kwesifo se-Alzheimer kwaba ngu-10% kwabaneminyaka engama-65 kunye no-47% phakathi kwabo badala Iminyaka engama-85. Iipesenti ezisibhozo zabantu abadala kunama-65 kunye nama-36% abo badala kuneminyaka engama-85 banokukhubazeka okuqinileyo okwaneleyo ukuze banciphise amandla abo okuphila ngokuzimela. Akwacaci ukuba le ndawo ibonisa njani ngokubanzi abantu.
Nangona ukusabalalisa kwesifo kuyingxenye yabemi abachaphazelekayo ngesifo ngexesha elithile, iziganeko zesifo sisantya apho amatyala amatsha aqhubeka khona kubemi ngexesha elithile. Kwi-Alzheimer's disease, iziganeko phakathi kwabantu abaneminyaka engama-85 ubudala nangaphezulu ziphindwe ngamaxesha angama-14 phakathi kwabantu abaneminyaka engama-65 ukuya kwe-69 ubudala.
Olunye uphando lufumanisa ukuba ukuqala kwiminyaka engama-65, umngcipheko wesifo se-Alzheimer sanda ngamaphesenti angama-23 ngonyaka owongezelelweyo.
Inani labantu baseMelika abane-Alzheimer kunye nezinye iintlobo zengqondo yokunyuka kwengqondo zikhula rhoqo ngonyaka ngenxa yokukhula ngokukhawuleza kubantu abadala. Le nani inenjongo yokuba iqhubeke nokunyuka kwiminyaka ezayo njengeminyaka yobudala bebantwana.
Ngo-2030, inxalenye yabantu base-US abaneminyaka engama-65 ubudala nangaphezulu ikulindeleke ukuba iphindwe kabini. Phakathi ko-2010 kunye no-2050, umntu omdala kakhulu (abantu abaneminyaka engama-85 nangaphezulu) kulindeleke ukuba enyuke ukusuka kuma-29,5 ekhulwini kubo bonke abantu abadala ase-United States ukuya kuma-35.5 ekhulwini. Oku kuthetha ukwanda kwezigidi ezili-17 zabantu abadala-abantu abadala abaza kuba sebunciphekweni obuphezulu bokuphuhlisa i-Alzheimer's. Nangona ubudala buyiyo ingozi engaphantsi kolawulo lwethu, ukuguquka kwendlela yokuphila kunye nokutya , kwaye ubungqina banda ukuba banokunciphisa umngcipheko we-Alzheimer's disease .
Imithombo:
UHebert, Liesi E. et al., "Isiganeko esichaphazelekayo se-Arzheimer's disease in the population," JAMA 273: 1354-59. Meyi 1995.
ULindsay, J. et al., "Iingxaki zobungozi beSifo se-Alzheimer: Uhlalutyo oluthile oluvela kwiCanada Study of Health and Aging," i- American Journal of Epidemiology 156: 445-53. 2002.
Izifo ze-Alzheimer ka-2010 Iinkcukacha namanani. I-Alzheimer's Association. Kufumaneka: NgoJuni 7, 2010. http://www.alz.org/documents_custom/report_alzfactsfigures2010.pdf
-Ipapashwe ngu-Esther Heerema, MSW, i-Alzheimer's / Dementia Expert