What methods are RiskAnalytica using to determine these new prevalence statistics?
The Rising Tide initiative is using a variety of methodological approaches to meet its objectives. Literature review, data analysis and validation, continuum mapping, and consultation with subject experts are being used to compile a comprehensive framework of current data. Dementia prevalence rates were estimated from a combination of data from the 1991 Canadian Study of Health and Aging (CSHA) and European data from Berr et al. (2005), under consultation with subject-matter experts Drs. Ian McDowell and Joan Lindsay of the University of Ottawa.
