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Assessment of dementia in ethnic minority patients in Europe
— a European Alzheimer's Disease Consortium survey | | Author(s) | T Rune Nielsen, Asmus Vogel, Matthias W Riepe |
| Journal title | International Psychogeriatrics, vol 23, no 1, February 2011 |
| Pages | pp 86-95 |
| Source | http://www.journals.cambridge.org/ipg |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Ethnic groups ; Evaluation ; Diagnosis ; Social surveys ; Europe. |
| Annotation | A survey was conducted in clinical dementia centres in 15 European countries. Questionnaires focusing on different points in the clinical assessment of dementia in ethnic minority patients were mailed to leading dementia experts of the European Alzheimer's Disease Consortium. 36 centres from 15 countries responded to the survey. Ethnic minority patients were seen on a regular basis in 69% of these centres. The diagnostic evaluation was in accordance with evidence-based clinical guidelines in 84-100% of the centres, but most centres performed cognitive assessment with instruments that are only validated in Western cultures and frequently relied on family members for interpretation. Diagnostic evaluation of the patients was considered to be challenging in 64% of the centres, mainly because of communication problems and lack of adequate assessment tools. In general, there were few indicators of culturally sensitive dementia services in the centres. Results from this study show that the most challenging issues are communication problems and assessment of cognitive function where there is a need to develop specific tests for ethnic minority patients. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-110804005 A |
| Classmark | EA: TK: 4C: LK7: 3F: 74 |
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