The continuum of care for dementia: needs, resources and practice in China

The psychological impact on patients with memory disorders and their caregivers during COVID-19

“…First, the elderly with memory disorders during the epidemic are preferable to be quarantined at home because they are at high risk for severe cases of COVID-19, and quarantine can help reduce the risk of infection [ 28 ]. Second, elderly patients could obtain effective medical consultation and assistance via telephone and internet by physicians during the quarantine [ 29 , 30 ]. Third, multi-mode medicine purchase channels should be established due to home quarantine.…”

Healthcare professionals' dementia knowledge and attitudes towards dementia care and family carers' perceptions of dementia care in China: An integrative review

“…Dementia has become a national heath priority in some developed countries (Australian Government, 2019;Macaden, 2016). For example, in the UK, the first national dementia strategy was established in 2009 to raise awareness of dementia (Thomas Powell & Baker, 2019), which was followed by the integration of a dementia curriculum within nurse education in Scotland in 2014 (Macaden, 2016).…”

Tackling dementia globally: the Global Dementia Prevention Program (GloDePP) collaboration

“…Under sub-theme 1, Adeloye et al [6], Nitrini et al [7], Noroozian et al [8], Nulkar et al [9], Nyame et al [10], Poon et al [11], Wang et al [12] describe the rising trend of dementia in China, Ghana, Nigeria, India, Iran, Latin American, and Southeast Asian countries, the paucity of epidemiological and other research into dementia, and the fragmentation of diagnosis, prevention, and care services in these settings leading to large gaps in diagnosis (up to 90%), treatment, and support services resulting in over-reliance on informal care by the family. Scarcity of funding aside, the lack of recognition towards dementia by governments and health authorities is seen by many of our authors as a key contributor to the paucity of research and delivery of necessary social and health services [7-10,12]. There is currently an absence of national dementia strategies across these LMICs.…”

“…Finally, to address the fragmentation of services Wang et al [12] describe a model of continuum of care currently being implemented in China. Based on the WHO mhGAP guideline, the model aims to cut costs by mobilising and training community and primary care workers for screening and case management, capping the investment in specialist and institutional based resources.…”