The impact of cultural practice and policy on dementia care in Nepal
There is a need for community-based awareness raising on dementia and its care, to sensitise all relevant stakeholders to meet the needs of PLWD. In addition, capacity building of health workforce is needed to enhance their knowledge of and skills in providing culturally appropriate dementia care.
Authors
- Bibha Simkhada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8676-0718)
- Padam Simkhada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5706-6479)
- Sanju Thapa Magar
- Shanti Farrington (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5394-4791)
- Edwin van Teijlingen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5523-8583)
Institutions
- University of Huddersfield (GB)
- Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences (NP)
- Bournemouth University (GB)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Geriatrics
- Published
- 2024-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-05438-8
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.55
Funders
- Bournemouth University