United States Indigenous Populations and Dementia: Is There a Case for Culture-based Psychosocial Interventions?

Dementia is an issue of increasing importance in indigenous populations in the United States. We begin by discussing what is known about dementia prevalence and elder family caregiving in American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian populations. We briefly highlight examples of culture-based...

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Published in:The Gerontologist 2017-12, Vol.57 (6), p.1011-1019
Main Authors: Browne, Colette V, Ka'opua, Lana Sue, Jervis, Lori L, Alboroto, Richard, Trockman, Meredith L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Alaska Natives
American Indians
Caregivers - psychology
Caregivers - statistics & numerical data
Caregiving
Chronic illnesses
Culturally Competent Care - ethnology
Culturally Competent Care - methods
Culturally Competent Care - organization & administration
Dementia
Dementia - ethnology
Dementia - psychology
Disease
Evidence-based practice
Female
Forum
Health problems
Health Services, Indigenous - organization & administration
Humans
Indians, North American
Indigenous peoples
Inuit
Male
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Native North Americans
Native peoples
Older people
Psychiatric-mental health nursing
Psychological Techniques
Psychosocial factors
Psychosocial Support Systems
Quality of care
United States - epidemiology
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Summary:Dementia is an issue of increasing importance in indigenous populations in the United States. We begin by discussing what is known about dementia prevalence and elder family caregiving in American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian populations. We briefly highlight examples of culture-based programming developed to address a number of chronic diseases and conditions that disproportionately affect these communities. These programs have produced positive health outcomes in American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian populations and may have implications for research and practice in the dementia context of culture-based interventions. Evidence-based and culture-based psychosocial programming in dementia care for indigenous populations in the United States designed by the communities they intend to serve may offer elders and families the best potential for care that is accessible, respectful, and utilized.
ISSN:0016-9013
1758-5341
DOI:10.1093/geront/gnw059