Poster Session 11 Program Schedule
02/17/2024
10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Room: Majestic Complex (Posters 61-120)
Poster Session 11: Cultural Neuropsychology | Education/Training | Professional Practice Issues
Final Abstract #99
A Scoping Review of Gaps, Challenges, and Priorities in Dementia Care in Arabic-Speaking Countries
Mohamed Taiebine, The Euro-Mediterranean University of Fez, Fes, Morocco
Chakib Nejjari, The Euro-Mediterranean University of Fez, Fez, Morocco
Category: Inclusion and Diversity/Multiculturalism
Keyword 1: dementia - Alzheimer's disease
Keyword 2: cross-cultural issues
Keyword 3: ethnicity
Objective:
The World Report on Alzheimer's Disease (ADI, 2021) stated that non-pharmacological interventions should be administered to people with dementia at an early stage. Epidemiological discrepancies and sociocultural differences increase when delivering tailored care to persons living with dementia, especially in Arabic-speaking countries. This scoping review aimed to identify the gaps, challenges, and priorities in dementia care in the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA), and to inform the priorities for enabling a regional policy-making strategy.
Participants and Methods:
A literature review was conducted in July 2023 following the guidelines of Arksey and O’ Malley (2007). The search strategy included articles published in English that addressed dementia care for persons with Alzheimer’s disease (PWAD) and their caregivers in the MENA region. The search engines used were PubMed and Scopus. The factors, gaps, and challenges in dementia care have been summarized for each country.
Results:
Out of 330 studies have been found, 43 full-text articles were assessed for eligibility. Based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 23 articles were included in this review. The main gaps identified include a lack of systematic person-centered care pathways, clear guidelines and strategies to establish cultural dementia care, inefficient healthcare policy-making, and limited knowledge and skills about dementia.
Conclusions:
This review aimed to map gaps, challenges, and priorities in dementia care in Arabic-speaking countries. Capacity building, training of healthcare practitioners, enabling cross-cultural adaptation of the best interventions in dementia care, effective policy-making, clinical support, and dementia care should involve stakeholders, clinicians, families, and patients to adapt and respond socio-culturally and linguistically.
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