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Knowledge, attitudes, and clinical practices for patients with dementia among mental health providers in China
— city and town differences | | Author(s) | Hsin-Yi Hsiao |
| Journal title | Gerontology and Geriatrics Education, vol 37, no 4, October-December 2016 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, October-December 2016 |
| Pages | pp 342-358 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Mental health [elderly] ; Services ; Social inclusion ; Attitude ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Urban areas ; China. |
| Annotation | Mental health providers are the major resource families rely on when experiencing the effects of dementia. However mental health resources and manpower are inadequate and unevenly distributed between cities and towns in China. This study was conducted to examine similarities and differences in knowledge, attitudes and clinical practices concerning dementia and working with family caregivers from mental health providers' perspectives in city versus town settings. Data were collected during focus group discussions with 40 mental health providers in the Xicheng (city) and Daxing (town) districts in Beijing, China in 2011. Regional disparities between providers' knowledge of early diagnosis of dementia and related counselling skills were identified. Regional similarities included training needs, dementia-related stigma and low awareness of dementia among family caregivers. Culturally sensitive education specific to dementia for mental health providers and a specialised dementia care model for people with dementia and their family caregivers are urgently needed. Implications for geriatric practitioners and educators are discussed. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170106222 A |
| Classmark | EA: D: I: RNA: DP: TOB: RK: 7DC |
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