‘Understanding and awareness of dementia in the Sikh community’ (Uppal, Bonas & Philpott, 2014): Implications for clinicians working in memory clinics.

Abstract

It is well recognised that people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups are poorly represented within dementia services (Daker-White et al., 2002), are often diagnosed at a later stage within the disease process than those with a White ethnicity (Bowes & Wilkinson, 2003), and are likely to under-utilise services in comparison with other groups (Badger, Cameron & Evers, 1988). Uppal, Bonas and Philpott (2014) described a qualitative study that attempted to add insight to these issues by exploring the beliefs about dementia held by a sample of Sikhs living within the community. This article discusses the clinical implications of that study.