Results could be used to improve NHS staff training
Dementia care for south Asian people could be improved after researchers from The University of Manchester adapted a commonly used tool for judging perceptions of the disease. Dementia care for south Asian people could be improved after researchers from The University of Manchester adapted a commonly used tool for judging perceptions of the disease. Several studies have shown that some south Asians show limited knowledge of the causes, symptoms and consequences of dementia, which can lead to problems in making a diagnosis and delivery of the right treatment. This means that a large group of people are more difficult to include in the Government's National Dementia Strategy which aims to tackle the increasing burden of dementia in an ageing population. To help understand these reasons, the researchers from The University of Manchester's Personal Social Services Research Unit have adapted the Barts Explanatory Model Inventory Checklist (BEMI-C) to have a specific focus on south Asian people. Through a review of previous work with this community and qualitative's with 25 people recruited from the community in Greater Manchester, the team has developed a new tool which takes into account cultural and other sensitivities which can act as barriers to effective diagnosis and treatment. Professor David Challis led the research.
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