A Survey of risk for developing dementia in community dwelling elderly in Chiang Mai and Lampoon

Background: With increasing number of elderly people in Thailand, the number of elderly at risk of dementia is in­creased accordingly. Prevalence of dementia for those living in community is needed information for health promotion and prevention of dementia. Objectives: To investigate prevalence of dementia in elderly community dwellers living in Chiang Mai and Lampoon. Materisls and methods: Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), Thai version was used as a tool. Five communities including Maekha, San Kamphaeng, Sanklang, Nong Kaeo, Nong Khwai and Ma Kok were explored. One hundred and seventy six elderly persons participated in the study. Results: It was shown that 95.4% of participants were at risk for dementia. The prevalence reported from Maekha, Sanklang and Nong Kaeo were 97.7u0026, 96.7u0026% and 91.9%, respectively where Nong Khwai and Ma Kok were similar of 95.2%. Conclusion: All in all, there is a high prevalence of dementia in these community