Integrating dementia care into primary health services: lay health workers with internal facilitation in Uganda
WLDC+IF is a feasible, leadership-centered strategy that leverages existing health system structures to integrate dementia care into primary services. Positioning Health Assistants as internal facilitators may strengthen local supervision, build LHW capacity, and address psychosocial/clinical needs, with potential to reduce caregiver burden, and improve quality of life.
Authors
- Zohray Talib (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0435-8144)
- Edith K. Wakida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6949-8474)
- Samuel Maling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3320-5961)
- Celestino Obua (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6949-3059)
- Godfrey Zari Rukundo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3739-1426)
- Christine Karungi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8475-3397)
- Alexandra Lopez-Vera
Institutions
- Mbarara University of Science and Technology (UG)
- Alpha Environmental (United States) (US)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Aging & Mental Health
- Published
- 2025-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2025.2587729
- Primary Topic
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00