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## Abstract ## Objectives The aim of this study was to compare demographic and clinical features of patients from Non‐English Speaking Background (NESB) with those from English Speaking Background (ESB) who attended a memory clinic in Melbourne, Australia. ## Methods Data on 556 consecutive patients attending the memory clinic were analysed retrospectively. All patients were assessed by a geriatrician (Italian speaking) or psychogeriatrician with the aid of Cambridge Examination for Mental Disorders in the Elderly (CAMDEX) interview schedule. Patients were classified into the categories of dementia, functional psychiatric disorder (including depression), cognitive impairment other than dementia and normal, using ICD 10 criteria. Severity of dementia was determined using the Clinical Dementia Rating scale. Demographic information and use of community services were also documented. ## Results Of those seen, 148 (28.8%) were of NESB, the majority Italian (69, 12.4%). Patients of NESB were younger (__p__ = 0.001), less educated (__p__ = 0.001) and less likely to live alone (__p__ = 0.009) compared to persons of ESB. Those of NESB were more likely present with a functional psychiatric d

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Author

Dina LoGiudice; Anne Hassett; Roslyn Cook; Leon Flicker; David Ames

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley; Research Square (ISSN 0885-6230)

Published

2001

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)