Statistics for EPPP Dementia

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
__% of those age 65-69 have this	2	100%
__% of those age 71-79 have this	5	100%
__% of those age 80-89 have this	24	50%
__% of those age 90+ have this	37	50%
This makes up what % of all dementia cases?	80%	50%
Most common form of dementia	Alzheimer's Disease	50%
Langauge Disturbance	Aphasia	50%
Overall rate of dementia is greater than, less than, or equal in men and women?	equal	50%
because on average they live _____	longer	50%
than ____	men	50%
It is more prevalent in ____	women	50%
within the next ___ years	50	0%
Estimates are that between ___ and ____ people in the US have this	5.2 and 5.4 million	0%
Over _______ Americans have dmenetia	5 million	0%
Disturbance in object recognition	Agnosia	0%
Disturbance in carrying out motor activities	Aproxia	0%
Dementia represents a	Decline from previous levels of functioning	0%
The previous problems are characterized by a disturbance in	Executive Functioning	0%
Dementia is characterized by	Impairment on memory (short-term and long-term) plus one of 4 conditions	0%
Problems in _____, _______, _______, ______	Planning, Organizing, Sequencing, Abstracting	0%
Diagnosis is only made when	reasonable cause impairment is due to medical conditions	0%
This number may _____	triple	0%
Dementia significantly interferes with	work and/or social activities	0%