Dementia caregiving across Latin America and the Caribbean and brain health diplomacy

A Ibáñez, SD Pina-Escudero, KL Possin… - The Lancet Healthy …, 2021 - thelancet.com
The prevalence of dementia in Latin America and the Caribbean is growing rapidly,
increasing the burden placed on caregivers. Exacerbated by fragile health-care systems …

[HTML][HTML] Biomarkers of neurodegeneration across the Global South

E McGlinchey, C Duran-Aniotz, R Akinyemi… - The Lancet Healthy …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Research on neurodegenerative diseases has predominantly focused on high-income
countries in the Global North. This Series paper describes the state of biomarker evidence …

A systematic review of quality dementia clinical guidelines for the development of WHO's package of interventions for rehabilitation

YH Jeon, L Krein, CMC O'Connor… - The …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Objectives As part of the WHO Rehabilitation 2030 call for action,
the WHO Rehabilitation Programme is develo** its Package of Interventions for …

Care of older persons in Eastern Africa: A sco** review of ethical issues

KM Mussie, J Setchell, BS Elger, M Kaba… - Frontiers in Public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The aging population is rapidly increasing globally, with 80% of the older
population living in low-and middle-income countries. In Eastern African countries, there …

Research evaluating the effectiveness of dementia interventions in low‐and middle‐income countries: A systematic map** of 340 randomised controlled trials

M Salcher‐Konrad, C Shi, D Patel… - … Journal of Geriatric …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives More people with dementia live in low‐and middle‐income countries (LMICs)
than in high‐income countries, but best‐practice care recommendations are often based on …

Management Practice and Clinical Outcomes of Dementia in Sub‐Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review

DA Beyene, AB Berha - Behavioural Neurology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Dementia is a severe neurodegenerative disorder and it is a group of acquired
symptoms associated with impaired cognitive functions. In low‐income settings particularly …

An investigation into the effects of music psychosocial interventions on the well-being of people living with dementia and their family carers

SE Lee - 2021 - researchrepository.ul.ie
Dementia can negatively impact the well-being of people living with dementia and their
family carers. Existing research suggests that music interventions may be effective, safe …

[PDF][PDF] STRiDE guidance on baseline case vignettes

K Lorenz-Dant, A Comas-Herrera… - … research tool No. 5 …, 2021 - stride-dementia.org
We have developed and used case vignettes for several purposes as part of the situational
analysis conducted within the STRiDE project, such as to map existing models of dementia …

PALLIATIVE CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED DEMENTIA IN LOW-AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES: STATUS AND A FUTURE AGENDA

RA POWELL, EVE NAMISANGO… - The Impact of …, 2023 - books.google.com
Increasing life expectancy has contributed to an aging world population (Sander et al.,
2015), with those aged 65+ accounting for nearly a fifth of'more developed'country …

Effectiveness of interventions for people living with dementia and their carers in Chinese communities: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of …

C Shi, S Chen, M Salcher-Konrad, JCP Choy, H Luo… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction As the largest and most rapidly ageing population, Chinese people are now the
major driver of the continued growth in dementia prevalence globally. The need for evidence …