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Minority ethnic groups in dementia care
— a review of service needs, service provision and models of good practice | | Author(s) | G Daker-White, A M Beattie, J Gilliard |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 6, no 2, May 2002 |
| Pages | pp 101-108 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Ethnic groups ; Dementia ; Needs [elderly] ; Usage [services] ; Standards of provision ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | In the 67 English language articles obtained for review (44 with US origins), the main issues covered were the under-utilisation of services by minority ethnic groups, the prevalence of dementia in different ethnic groups, the experience of care-giving in different racial groups, and language as a factor in cognitive assessment. Although it has been argued that the instruments used to assess cognitive function are culturally based, the available published evidence would seem to suggest that the fundamental issue is language ability, rather than minority group membership per se. Studies into the caregiving experience in the different ethnic or racial groups suffer from methodological and theoretical weaknesses. Studies of help-seeking among various ethnic groups in the US have found that many do not prioritise dementia as a health problem in the face of more pressing concerns. There was little consensus between the articles about whether services should be provided specifically for different ethnic groups, reflecting a lack of evidence concerning the efficacy of different models of service provision. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020613204 A |
| Classmark | TK: EA: IK: QLD: 583: 64A |
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| ...from the Ageinfo database published by Centre for Policy on Ageing. |
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