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Utilization of Alzheimer's disease community resources by Asian-Americans in California
Author(s)	Tiffany W Chow, Leslie Ross, Patrick Fox
Journal title	International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 15, no 9, September 2000
Pages	pp 838-847
Keywords	Asian people ; Dementia ; Therapeutic services [domiciliary] ; Usage [services] ; United States of America.
Annotation	Alzheimer's disease (AD) is as prevalent among Asian ethnic minority groups as among Caucasians. The authors explored Asian groups' usage of available AD services in California, using the Minimum Uniform Dataset (MUDS) which includes data from nine California Alzheimer's Disease Diagnostic and Treatment Centers (ADDTCs). Of the 9451 cases included in the MUDS, 4.2% were Asian (mainly Chinese), 0.8% Filipino, 0.3% Pacific Islander, and 75.9% Caucasian. Asian and Pacific Islanders under-enrol at centres specialising in AD care. Bilingual staff at centres specialising in dementia care, training for community physicians who treat these patients, and establishment of caregiver support groups within Asian and Pacific Islander communities may enhance the enrolment of these elders. AD care centres in areas supporting Asian and Filipino families may need to concentrate on providing financial assistance in case management. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-001107211 A
Classmark	TKK: EA: N3: QLD: 7T
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