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ReviewThe journal of nutrition, health & aging2024

Age-friendly initiatives - GHANA.

Sally Yalley, Akye Essuman, Patrick Adjei, Brian Lawlor, Roman Romero-Ortuno

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Review in The journal of nutrition, health & aging, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Sally YalleyGlobal Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; Alzheimer's and Related Disorders Association of Ghana, Tema, Ghana. Electronic address: sally.yalley@gbhi.org.
Akye EssumanUniversity of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana; Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons, Accra, Ghana.
Patrick AdjeiUniversity of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana; Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana.
Brian LawlorGlobal Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Roman Romero-OrtunoGlobal Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The global increase in the population of older persons has profound inter-sectoral implications, necessitating the development of age-friendly initiatives at the global and national levels. While progress has been relatively slower across Sub-Saharan African countries, highlighting existing commendable initiatives is essential to identify the current gaps and promote the development of strategies and interventions to promote age-friendly societies. This mini-review highlights some of the key initiatives in Ghana in the areas of policy, healthcare, finance, social services, education and research and in promoting dementia-friendly communities.

Indexed as

DementiaAgedAged, 80 and overAgingGhanaHealth PolicyHealth PromotionHumansSocial WorkAfricaAge-friendlyDementiaGhanaInitiatives

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PMID38669857
PMCPMC12877209

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