Understanding dementia in ethnically diverse groups: a qualitative study from Norway.
As the number of older immigrants in Europe rises, dementia within minority ethnic populations warrants attention as a significant public health problem. Equitable health and care services constitute a prioritised health policy aim on both supranational and national levels in Europe and is formulate...
| Published in: | Ageing & Society Vol. 40; no. 10; pp. 2191 - 2215 |
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Cambridge University Press
Oct2020
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=145441129&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 145441129 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 0144686X AGS jtl: Ageing & Society issn: 0144686X maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Oct2020 vid: 40 iid: 10 pid: 15979 pub: Cambridge University Press artinfo: ui: 145441129 10.1017/S0144686X19000576 ppf: 2191 ppct: 24 formats: tig: atl: Understanding dementia in ethnically diverse groups: a qualitative study from Norway. aug: au: Sagbakken, Mette Spilker, Ragnhild Storstein Ingebretsen, Reidun affil: Department of Nursing and Health Promotion, Faculty of Health Sciences, OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway Unit for Migration and Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway Norwegian Social Research (NOVA), OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway su: Ethnic groups Focus groups Immigrants Interviewing Social isolation Social stigma Qualitative research Patients' attitudes Cognition disorders in old age Dementia Dementia patients Mathematical models Theory sug: subj: Ethnic groups Focus groups Immigrants Interviewing Social isolation Social stigma Qualitative research Patients' attitudes Cognition disorders in old age Dementia Dementia patients Mathematical models Theory keyword: cognitive impairment dementia diversity management minority ethnic groups perceptions cognitive impairment dementia diversity management minority ethnic groups perceptions ab: As the number of older immigrants in Europe rises, dementia within minority ethnic populations warrants attention as a significant public health problem. Equitable health and care services constitute a prioritised health policy aim on both supranational and national levels in Europe and is formulated in the Norwegian health legislation. Through interviews and focus groups with older immigrants, relatives of immigrants with dementia and health personnel, we explored the perceptions of dementia among ethnically diverse groups in Norway. The findings show that many interpret symptoms such as memory loss and disorientation as a natural part of ageing. Others consider dementia symptoms to have a psycho-social origin, deriving from social isolation. Some describe symptoms as an expression of a potentially transient sign of madness, while others point to destiny and God's will, representing basic and unalterable causes. However, another pattern of perception includes viewing dementia as a potentially transient physical illness, including a belief in a medical cure. By investigating how people with dementia and their families understand and manage the condition, one may facilitate access to relevant and adapted information. Furthermore, by exploring how people relate to their illness, health personnel may challenge explanatory models that create unrealistic expectations of cure, as well as models that, due to stigma or normalisation of symptoms, prevent the use of public care. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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