Is the diagnosis of dementia stable over time among elderly immigrant Gujaratis in the United Kingdom (Leicester)?

Mental health of the ageing immigrant population

“…Cross-cultural assessment of dementia in older people has specific pitfalls related to language and literacy skills. In particular, the use of culturally biased screening instruments that rely on language recognition and familiarity with test situations may be inappropriate or misleading for people with cognitive impairment (Lindesay, 1998). Culturally appropriate norms are also important in the evaluation of dementia.…”

Assessment of dementia in ethnic minority patients in Europe: a European Alzheimer's Disease Consortium survey

“…Dementia in elderly ethnic minority populations is, however, still a relatively new phenomenon in most European countries and research in the area is limited. In Europe, research published in English is largely restricted to studies of Indian subcontinent and African Caribbean elders in the U.K. (McCracken et al, 1997;Bhatnagar and Frank, 1997;Lindesay et al, 1997a;1997b;Shah et al, 1998;Lindesay, 1998;Parker and Philp, 2004;Lawrence et al, 2008). Population-based studies from both the U.S.A. (Demirovic et al, 2003;Fitzpatrick et al, 2004) and the U.K. (McCracken et al, 1997;Livingston et al, 2001) have found a higher prevalence of dementia in some ethnic minorities compared to the background population, while other studies have found that ethnic minority patients and their carers are not utilizing dementia services to the same extent as others (Lindesay et al, 1997a;Janevic and Connell, 2001).…”

Mental health services for black and minority ethnic elders in the United Kingdom: a systematic review of innovative practice with service provision and policy implications

“…Dementia is a growing global and political issue as well as a challenge for health and social care systems (Ferri et al, 2005). The prevalence of dementia and depression among BME elders from different groups in the UK is generally similar to, or higher than, the prevalence in indigenous white British elders (Lindesay et al, 1997a;1997b;McCracken et al, 1997;Shah et al, 1998;Silveira and Ebrahim, 1998;Livingston et al, 2001;Shah, 2008). The prevalence of dementia and depression among BME elders from different groups in the UK is generally similar to, or higher than, the prevalence in indigenous white British elders (Lindesay et al, 1997a;1997b;McCracken et al, 1997;Shah et al, 1998;Silveira and Ebrahim, 1998;Livingston et al, 2001;Shah, 2008).…”