استعرض مصدر Care services for elderly people with dementia in rural China: a case study


Care services for elderly people with dementia in rural China: a case<ref>http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/94/3/15-160929.pdf</ref>
study
Christina Wu,a
Lin Gao,a
Shulin Chenb
& Hengjin Donga

==ملخص==
Objective To determine the state of the health and supportive services available to elderly people with dementia – and their families – in
rural Lanxi county, in the province of Zhejiang, China.

Methods In November 2014 and January 2015, we interviewed 14 key informants on dementia care face-to-face, using a semi-structured
questionnaire. The informants included three rural physicians, an urban geriatrician, seven directors of institutions for the care of the elderly
and three officials of the civil affairs bureau. We also completed in-depth interviews with five family caregivers of elderly people with dementia.
Findings The interviewees indicated that there was a lack of specialized services designed specifically to address the needs of individuals
with dementia and their family members. Non-psychiatric medical services and the available facilities for long-term care appeared to be
ill-equipped to manage these needs. They lacked both clinical staff and standardized, evidence-based practices for the diagnosis, care,
treatment and rehabilitation of patients with dementia. As care facilities often refused to admit elderly people with dementia, families were
generally forced to care for elderly relatives with dementia at home.

Conclusion In Lanxi county – and probably in much of rural China – more public resources are needed to support family caregivers and
to improve the capacity of care facilities for the elderly to care for individuals with dementia.

http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/94/3/15-160929.pdf

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