The issue of dementia in migrants and ethnic minorities: the perspective of National Dementia Plans.
Cognitive disturbances
Cross-cultural assessment
Dementia
Global health
Health inequalities
Migration
Journal
Aging clinical and experimental research
ISSN: 1720-8319
Titre abrégé: Aging Clin Exp Res
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 101132995
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2021
Oct 2021
Historique:
received:
08
06
2019
accepted:
27
08
2019
pubmed:
9
9
2019
medline:
26
10
2021
entrez:
9
9
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The occurrence of dementia among individuals with a migration background and composing ethnic minorities is being recognized as a global public health issue. In the present study, we sought to explore if and how this phenomenon is mentioned and addressed by the existing National Dementia Plans (NDPs). The 32 NDPs listed on the Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI)'s website were considered for the present analysis. First, the plans mentioning the issue of dementia among migrants and/or ethnic minorities were identified. Subsequently, the sections addressing this topic and the pertaining proposed actions were analyzed and their contents were unbundled in descriptive categories. Overall, nine NDPs (28.1% of the total), namely those promulgated by Australia, Austria, England, Israel, Norway, Switzerland, Taiwan, United States, and Wales, mentioned the issue of dementia among migrants and/or ethnic minorities and only eight proposed targeted actions to tackle this issue. With few exceptions, the proposed strategies were only marginally dashed within NDPs and crucial information on their objectives, timeline, conduction, and monitoring was missing. To our knowledge, this is the first attempt to describe and discuss how the issue of dementia among migrants and ethnic minority groups is addressed within NDPs. The issue of dementia in migrants and ethnic minorities is assuming a growing relevance under a of global health perspective. The timely identification and implementation of dedicated policies at the national and international level are fundamental to limit its future clinical and socioeconomic burden.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
The occurrence of dementia among individuals with a migration background and composing ethnic minorities is being recognized as a global public health issue.
AIMS
OBJECTIVE
In the present study, we sought to explore if and how this phenomenon is mentioned and addressed by the existing National Dementia Plans (NDPs).
METHODS
METHODS
The 32 NDPs listed on the Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI)'s website were considered for the present analysis. First, the plans mentioning the issue of dementia among migrants and/or ethnic minorities were identified. Subsequently, the sections addressing this topic and the pertaining proposed actions were analyzed and their contents were unbundled in descriptive categories.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Overall, nine NDPs (28.1% of the total), namely those promulgated by Australia, Austria, England, Israel, Norway, Switzerland, Taiwan, United States, and Wales, mentioned the issue of dementia among migrants and/or ethnic minorities and only eight proposed targeted actions to tackle this issue. With few exceptions, the proposed strategies were only marginally dashed within NDPs and crucial information on their objectives, timeline, conduction, and monitoring was missing.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
To our knowledge, this is the first attempt to describe and discuss how the issue of dementia among migrants and ethnic minority groups is addressed within NDPs. The issue of dementia in migrants and ethnic minorities is assuming a growing relevance under a of global health perspective. The timely identification and implementation of dedicated policies at the national and international level are fundamental to limit its future clinical and socioeconomic burden.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31494911
doi: 10.1007/s40520-019-01340-1
pii: 10.1007/s40520-019-01340-1
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
2703-2708Informations de copyright
© 2019. Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
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