Making sense of dementia: understanding amongst indigenous Australians
Article
Garvey, Gail, Simmonds, Donna, Clements, Vanessa, O'Rourke, Peter, Sullivan, Karen, Gorman, Don, Curnow, Venessa, Wise, Susi and Beattie, Elizabeth. 2011. "Making sense of dementia: understanding amongst indigenous Australians." International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 26 (6), pp. 649-656. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.2578
Article Title | Making sense of dementia: understanding amongst indigenous Australians |
---|---|
ERA Journal ID | 13083 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Garvey, Gail (Author), Simmonds, Donna (Author), Clements, Vanessa (Author), O'Rourke, Peter (Author), Sullivan, Karen (Author), Gorman, Don (Author), Curnow, Venessa (Author), Wise, Susi (Author) and Beattie, Elizabeth (Author) |
Journal Title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |
Journal Citation | 26 (6), pp. 649-656 |
Number of Pages | 8 |
Year | 2011 |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0885-6230 |
1099-1166 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.2578 |
Web Address (URL) | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/gps.2578/full |
Abstract | Dementia is a growing health and social concern for all Australians. Whilst the prevalence of dementia amongst Australia's indigenous people is unclear, there is some evidence that dementia rates are five times that of the general population. To date no studies have examined dementia knowledge in indigenous communities. |
Keywords | disparities; Alzheimers's disease; survey design |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 450499. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing not elsewhere classified |
420301. Aged health care | |
420313. Mental health services | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Australia |
Queensland University of Technology | |
Centre for Rural and Remote Area Health | |
Alzheimer's Australia | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
Permalink -
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q082z/making-sense-of-dementia-understanding-amongst-indigenous-australians
1851
total views8
total downloads0
views this month0
downloads this month