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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2024

Cognitive Impairment and Non-Communicable Diseases in Egypt's Aging Population: Insights and Implications from the 2021-2022 Pilot of "A Longitudinal Study of Egyptian Healthy Aging" "AL-SEHA".

Sara A Moustafa, Reem Deif, Nada Gaballah, Mohamed Salama

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Sara A MoustafaInstitute of Global Health and Human Ecology, The American University, New Cairo 11835, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-7771-6870
Reem DeifInstitute of Global Health and Human Ecology, The American University, New Cairo 11835, Egypt.
Nada GaballahComputer Science and Engineering Department, The American University, New Cairo 11835, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-7867-0029
Mohamed SalamaInstitute of Global Health and Human Ecology, The American University, New Cairo 11835, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0003-1644-0273
American University in Cairo · EGMansoura University · EG

Funding

World Health Organization 2022/1256080
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As the global population ages, the prevalence of cognitive impairment among older individuals has been steadily rising. Like many countries, Egypt is grappling with the challenges an aging demographic poses. The global network of longitudinal aging studies, modeled after the US Health and Retirement Study (HRS), includes over 40 countries but lacks representation from the Arab/North African region. The proposed 'A Longitudinal Study of Egyptian Healthy Aging' (AL-SEHA) will address this gap by providing data on aging in Egypt, the largest Arab/North African country, shedding light on the intricate relationship between cognitive impairment and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Egypt's aging population between 2021 and 2022. This study took place in five governments in Egypt and recruited 299 participants from a population of 50+. The results of the study are from the pilot stage of the original longitudinal study (AL-SEHA).

Indexed as

Cognitive DysfunctionHealthy AgingNoncommunicable DiseasesAgedDemographyEgyptHumansLongitudinal Studiesaging populationcognitive functionsEgyptgeriatrichealthy agingNCDs

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PMID38397642
PMCPMC10888087
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