Dementia Health Promotion for Chinese Americans

Woo, Benjamin K.P.

doi:10.7759/cureus.1411

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“…20 One example utilised several methods such as health fairs, dementia seminars, radio shows, television episodes, and a YouTube series to disseminate information as a way to destigmatize dementia in a Chinese-American community. 29 An important finding from our study is the lack of culturally appropriate education around dementia for Asian New Zealanders, with a lack of resources in non-English languages. Jang et al reported similar findings in their survey of Korean immigrants in the USA in which less than 20% of participants had seen educational materials on dementia in Korean language.…”

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“…There are relatively few research examples focusing on decreasing the stigma related to dementia in general or specifically for the Asian population . One example utilised several methods such as health fairs, dementia seminars, radio shows, television episodes, and a YouTube series to disseminate information as a way to destigmatize dementia in a Chinese‐American community …”

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Perspectives of dementia from Asian communities living in New Zealand: A focus group of Asian health care professionals

Cheung

Appleton

Boyd

et al. 2019

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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Objective The number of Asian New Zealanders with dementia is growing. The objective of this study was to explore with a group of Asian health care professionals about public attitudes towards dementia in Asian communities in New Zealand, the stigma of dementia, and how best to develop culturally appropriate services for Asian people and families living with dementia. Methods A focus group was conducted with a group of bilingual Asian health care professionals. A topic guide was developed based on the discussion at a prior meeting with the Cross Cultural Interest Group. The data were independently analysed by three researchers using the thematic qualitative methodology. Results Eleven overseas‐born Asian health care professionals (Chinese: n = 9, 82%) participated in the focus group. Four main themes emerged from the data: (a) cultural interpretations of dementia; (b) stigma; (c) filial piety; and (d) inequity in the availability of resources. Conclusion Our findings suggest that much work is needed to destigmatise dementia in New Zealand Asian communities, through psychoeducation, public awareness, and the availability of readily accessible services that can meet their cultural and language needs.

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Perspectives of dementia from Asian communities living in New Zealand: A focus group of Asian health care professionals

Cheung

Appleton

Boyd

et al. 2019

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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“…A recent study has found that although Chinese Americans hold misconceptions about dementia, their lack of knowledge does not reflect a lack of desire to become further educated about this medical condition [ 3 ]. Moreover, other recent studies have demonstrated that Chinese Americans are becoming more receptive to e-health and to obtaining dementia knowledge using the Internet than before [ 11 - 13 ]. In 2014, Google occupied 69% of the global search engine market and was the most popular search engine in the United States [ 14 ].…”

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Comparison of Online Dementia Information in Chinese and in English Languages

Tsiang¹,

Woo

2017

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IntroductionThere is a deficit of avenues for obtaining dementia information in the Asian American community. This study aims to compare the content and quality differences between websites providing information on dementia as found by a Google search conducted both in simplified Chinese characters and in English.MethodsA Google search was performed for the phrase “dementia” in simplified Chinese characters and in English. The resultant websites were categorized by whether they were commercial in nature, the type of website, and whether the website provided an explanation of dementia signs and symptoms. The quality of the websites was assessed via readability and the Health on the Net Code of Conduct (HONcode). Chi-squared analyses were performed to establish differences between the English and simplified Chinese results.ResultsThe simplified Chinese search websites were more likely to be commercial (p=0.045) and were more likely to not meet HONcode standards (p=0.008). No statistical significance was observed between the types of websites (p=0.127), the prevalence of signs and symptom explanations (p=0.073), and the readability of the website (p=0.151).ConclusionThe quality of websites obtained from the simplified Chinese character Google search was lower than those obtained from searches using the English language. Given the limited sources of language and culturally appropriate information on dementia, improvement of Internet resources may help to improve health outcomes of dementia patients in the Asian American population.

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“…Despite comparable rates of mental health disorders and overall disease among Asian Americans and non-Hispanic whites, this study revealed that while 25.0% of hypertension health care was utilized by Asian Americans, they only accounted for 9.2%, 10.5%, 12.9%, 13.8%, and 14.7% of mental health service utilization for bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety, depression, and intellectual disabilities, respectively. Particularly for Asian Americans, stigma and other barriers can deter patients and their families from seeking needed mental health services [ 10 - 11 ]. In comparison with medical illnesses, the stigma surrounding psychiatric disorder contributes to shame in the Asian American community, which can affect both quality and access to care [ 12 - 13 ].…”

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Comparison of Mental Health Service Utilization by Asian Americans and Non-Hispanic Whites versus Their Cardiovascular Care Utilization

Woo¹

2017

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Introduction: This study will determine whether racial/ethnic disparities persist in various psychiatric disorders among Asian Americans.Methods: Secondary analyses of data from the second largest public health system in the US (total N=22294) were performed. Chi-squared statistics were used to compare the race for mental health service utilization for five psychiatric diagnoses. Cardiovascular care utilization by Asian Americans and non-Hispanic whites was used as a proxy for overall healthcare utilization rates between the two racial groups and constituted the expected values for the analysis.Results: Asian Americans were less likely to utilize mental health services for bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety, depression, and intellectual disabilities.Conclusion: The results of this study call for ways to increase mental health service utilization on par with cardiovascular healthcare utilization among Asian Americans.

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Dementia Health Promotion for Chinese Americans

Cited by 31 publications

References 28 publications

Perspectives of dementia from Asian communities living in New Zealand: A focus group of Asian health care professionals

Perspectives of dementia from Asian communities living in New Zealand: A focus group of Asian health care professionals

Comparison of Online Dementia Information in Chinese and in English Languages

Comparison of Mental Health Service Utilization by Asian Americans and Non-Hispanic Whites versus Their Cardiovascular Care Utilization

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