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Dementia in Australia

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Last updated: 16 Sep 2022
Topic: Dementia

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2022) Dementia in Australia, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 09 February 2023.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2022). Dementia in Australia. Retrieved from https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/dementia/dementia-in-aus

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Dementia in Australia. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 16 September 2022, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/dementia/dementia-in-aus

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Dementia in Australia [Internet]. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2022 [cited 2023 Feb. 9]. Available from: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/dementia/dementia-in-aus

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  • Contents
    • About
    • Summary
    • Australian stories about living with dementia
      • Carrie's story
      • Len's story
      • Martina's story
      • Lucy's story
      • Jim's story
    • Understanding dementia
      • What puts someone at risk of developing dementia?
      • How is dementia diagnosed?
      • What care and support is available to people with dementia?
    • Population health impacts of dementia
      • Prevalence of dementia
      • Incidence of dementia
      • Deaths due to dementia
      • Dying due to dementia compared to dying with dementia
      • Impact of COVID-19 on deaths among people with dementia
      • Burden of disease due to dementia
      • Dementia burden due to risk factors
    • Carers and care needs of people with dementia
      • How do care needs of people with dementia differ by place of residence?
      • Carers of people with dementia
      • Impact of the caring role on carers
      • Employment and financial impact on carers
      • Carers unmet needs
    • Health services used by people with dementia
      • GP and specialist services overview
      • GP consultations, management plans and medication reviews
      • Specialist consultations and other health services
      • Dementia-specific GP consultations
      • Prescriptions for dementia-specific medications
      • Antipsychotics and other medications dispensed to people with dementia
      • Prescribers of dementia-specific medications
      • Hospital care
    • Aged care and support services used by people with dementia
      • Overview of Australia's aged care system
      • Aged care assessments
      • Community-based aged care
      • Residential aged care
      • Overview of dementia support services and initiatives
      • National Dementia Support Program and Dementia Friendly Communities
      • Dementia Support Australia
      • What carer support services are available?
    • Dementia in priority groups
      • Understanding dementia among Indigenous Australians
      • Population health impacts of dementia among Indigenous Australians
      • Burden of disease due to dementia among Indigenous Australians
      • Hospital care for Indigenous Australians with dementia
      • Aged care service use by Indigenous Australians with dementia
      • Indigenous-specific health and aged care programs and caring roles among Indigenous Australians
      • Dementia among people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
      • Cultural and linguistic diversity among Australians who died with dementia
      • Dementia among people with intellectual disabilities
      • Dementia among veterans
      • Dementia in the LGBTIQ+ community
    • Health and aged care expenditure on dementia
      • Expenditure on aged care services
      • Total health expenditure and expenditure on hospital services
      • Expenditure on out-of-hospital services
      • Expenditure on dementia support services
    • National policy response to dementia
    • Technical notes
      • Data sources
      • Methods
    • Glossary
    • FAQ
  • Notes
  • Data
  • Related material

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