Capacity & capability building for applied dementia research in low- & middle-income countries

• DOI: 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_2095_19
• Publication Date: 2021-12-20T14:00:10Z
• Authors: Iracema Leroi; Sridhar Vaitheswaran; Saima Sheikh; Nasim Chaudhry; S.P. Goswami; Jahanara Miah; Mohamed Sakel; Sehrish Tofique; Nusrat Husain
• Keywords: Capacity Building; Stigma

Cognitive and other neurodegenerative conditions related to ageing have become public health priorities in low- middle-income countries. However, contextually based, applied research support the development of awareness, diagnosis care pathways for people with dementia South Asia is still largely undeveloped. This study was aimed use studies as exemplars how individual-level capacity capability building can be achieved.Using Theory Change a framework, we embedded into through six domains: (human resources), integrity governance, delivery skills, international collaborative working, patient involvement (PPI) (awareness raising, stigma literacy) 'pathways'. For each aspect, goals were defined they would achieved.New principal investigators, assistants (including outcome raters), coordinators intervention practitioners trained across eight sites India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, research. Training delivered at start, booster sessions, using workshops, face-to-face online training video-link sessions. International collaborations fostered, leading proposal funding. Each site co-created PPI events raise awareness inform The recruitment logistics fostered pathways.Embedding fosters sustainability research, which essential developing diagnostic pathways.