China News Service, October 23 (Reporter Chen Jing) As the aging society continues to deepen, Alzheimer's disease has attracted more and more attention.
At the 2021 Shanghai Forum of "Healthy Aging-Innovation Helps Precise Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease" held on the 23rd, the Shanghai Medical Innovation and Development Foundation issued the "Policy Recommendations for Improving the Alzheimer's Disease Prevention and Control System" ( Hereinafter: "Policy Recommendations").
According to the "Policy Recommendations", China has made a series of progress in the prevention and control of Alzheimer's disease, but the incidence rate continues to increase; the burden on society and families is increasing; the timeliness of diagnosis is insufficient, and the golden window period is easy to miss; society The guarantee mechanism needs to be further improved and other issues.
Professor Wu Fan, deputy dean of Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, told reporters that day: “It takes an average of 8-10 years for patients with Alzheimer’s disease to progress from mild to severe. 2-6 years. Grasping this golden window of treatment and timely diagnosis and intervention can greatly delay the progression of the disease."
It is reported that Chinese clinicians have long faced objective reasons such as the scarcity of precision diagnosis and treatment methods and the lack of clinical doctors and medicines, which have seriously hindered the prevention and control of Alzheimer's disease.
Wu Fan pointed out: "The lack of uniform accuracy and standardization of diagnostic criteria and treatment methods is the main reason for the low willingness of most people to seek medical treatment."
The "Policy Recommendations" pointed out that the increase in the number of elderly people will further increase the number of patients with Alzheimer's disease.
Patients with Alzheimer's disease often require several years, ten years or even longer treatment and care, and families and society have to pay huge costs for this.
The "421 family structure" (four elderly people, one couple, one child) puts more and more pressure on family members, and the long-term feeling of "powerlessness" also affects the work and childbirth willingness of family members of the right age.
At present, with the exception of some pilot cities, it is an indisputable fact that there is a lack of relevant institutional arrangements to support the expenses incurred in both patient medication and daily care.
Relevant social organizations have a series of problems, such as limited professional capabilities, insufficient coverage, and uneven development of the elderly care system.
Researcher Ge Yanfeng of the Social Development Research Department of the Development Research Center of the State Council said on the same day: “To build an effective Alzheimer’s disease prevention and control system, it is necessary to continuously improve relevant public health and medical and nursing service policies while vigorously promoting technological progress, especially related The research and development, introduction, and application of drugs and technical methods will promote the development of healthy aging in the form of a two-wheel drive of policies and industries."
In response to the "window period" for China to establish and improve the aging response system in the next 5-10 years, the "Policy Recommendations" put forward a number of policy recommendations, including formulating a national strategy and action plan for Alzheimer's disease, promoting precision diagnosis and treatment, and accelerating targeted treatment. The research and development and marketing of drugs with a clear pathological mechanism.
Professor Chen Biao, chief physician of the Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, said frankly: “Promote precise diagnosis and treatment and grasp the golden window for disease intervention. Encourage innovative drugs, especially the development and introduction of targeted drugs that have a clear mechanism of action and can truly delay disease progression. It is of practical help to resolve outstanding contradictions such as misdiagnosis, high missed diagnosis rate, low treatment rate, and unsatisfactory prognosis of Alzheimer's disease in China, and it is of significance for effective prevention and control of Alzheimer's disease and improving the quality of life of patients and their families. major."
Si Mao Qun’an, Deputy Director of the Office of the Healthy China Action Promotion Committee and Director of the Planning Development and Information Technology Department of the National Health Commission, said: “The “Policy Recommendations” have a huge impact on achieving the “Double 80” and “reducing the growth rate of the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease”. It has practical guiding significance.” It is reported that the “Working Plan for Exploring Special Services for the Prevention and Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease” issued by the National Health Commission emphasizes that the Chinese public’s awareness rate of Alzheimer’s prevention and prevention knowledge must reach 80%, and the cognitive function of the elderly in the community (village) The screening rate reached 80%.
Rao Keqin, President of the Chinese Health Economics Association, called: "Alzheimer's disease prevention and control is related to the quality of life, happiness and sense of acquisition of every family. We hope that all sectors of society will work together to implement the "Policy Recommendations" into the action plan as soon as possible. , Accelerate the improvement of China’s Alzheimer’s disease prevention and control system, actively respond to the national strategy of healthy aging, and work together for a healthy, happy and prosperous tomorrow.” (End)