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The symptomatology of Alzheimer's disease
— a cross-cultural study | | Author(s) | Salman Karim, Hassan M Minhas, Sharmi Bhattacharya |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 26, no 4, April 2011 |
| Pages | pp 415-422 |
| Source | http://www.interscience.wiley.com/journal/gps |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Symptoms ; Cross cultural surveys ; England ; Pakistan. |
| Annotation | This paper presents the results of a trans-cultural study looking at the possible differences in the symptomatology of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in people from Manchester, UK and Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Two groups of people with AD (45 in each group) were recruited at the two sites. The participants and their carers were interviewed to investigate possible differences in demographics and symptomatology including cognition, depression, personality change and everyday activities. The data analysis showed that compared to people from Manchester the Pakistanis had lower literacy levels but similar cognitive deficits after adjustment for education. They were however more depressed: they had a different profile of personality change since the onset of illness and their reported changes in activities of daily living were more severe. The study revealed a number of possible cultural differences in affective symptoms, personality changes and everyday activities. It highlights the need for developing mental health services for older people in Pakistan and making UK services more accessible for this growing community. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-110815016 A |
| Classmark | EA: CT: 3KA: 82: 7FC |
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