A5079060727- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Healthcare innovation and challenges
- Global Health Care Issues
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Korean Urban and Social Studies
- Delphi Technique in Research
London School of Economics and Political Science
2023-2025
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences
2021-2023
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has unprecedented consequences for the management of chronic diseases such as dementia. However, limited evidence exists on condition persons with dementia and their caregivers during in lower-middle-income countries (LMICs). study aimed to provide insights into experiences families early phases India. Methods This adopted a mixed-method approach. One hundred four were evaluated via telephone using validated instruments semi-structured interview guide. We...
India is the world's second-most populous country and there are about 5.3 million people with dementia in India. Only one out of ten living ever gets a diagnosis, care or treatment. There various obstacles to deliver support their carers. Furthermore, inadequate understanding general public within health professionals. Studies indicate that experience stigmatisation society as well neglect from families. Social prejudice associated makes it challenging experience, addition, persons carers...
<title>Abstract</title> Good quality, suitable housing is an important part of preventing care needs, supporting people with and improving older people’s lives. However, many live in which poor quality unsuitable for their needs; this unequally distributed. While there a developing literature on supported long-term care, rather less non-specialist housing, the type vast majority live. Informed by social determinants frameworks behavioural model health service use, our mixed methods study...
Background Limited evidence exists on how people living with dementia and their family/unpaid carers navigate care support in India. Aim This study used case vignettes to illustrate likely pathways for dementia, from receiving a diagnosis long-term support, India highlight gaps challenges associated current provision persons dementia. Methods As part of the Strengthening Responses Dementia Developing Countries (STRiDE) project, contribute an analysis policies systems India, were diverse...
<b><i>Objectives:</i></b> Little is known regarding the cognitive and behavioral status of patients with dementia their caregivers in lower middle-income countries during COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to understand impact pandemic on persons India. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> was an observational study. A cohort 66 were evaluated 2 specialist hospitals South Caregivers interviewed at distinct time points pandemic: national lockdown 5 months...
Abstract Background Covid-19 control policies have entailed lockdowns and confinement. Although these isolation measures are thought to be particularly hard possibly harmful people with dementia, their specific impact during the pandemic has not yet been synthesised. We aimed examine summarise global research evidence describing effect of on health living dementia. Method searched Pubmed, PsycINFO CINAHL up February 2021 for peer-reviewed quantitative studies effects cognitive, psychological...
Introduction Numerous studies have previously estimated the dementia prevalence in India. However, as these estimates use different methodologies and sampling strategies, generating definitive can be difficult. Methods A Delphi process involving eight clinical academic experts provided of within India, split by sex age. The were also asked to estimate number people potentially living at stages condition. priori criteria used ascertain point which consensus was achieved. Results Our generated...
Housing conditions and quality are well-established structural or social determinants of health. Poor housing also has the potential to affect care needs, but there is much less research on topic, particularly nonspecialist housing. Based analysis in-depth interviews with 44 people aged 65 older living in England, their unpaid carers (N = 22), as a carer-care recipient dyad 6), (total N 72), this study sought explore perceived relationship between people's characteristics needs. Findings...
<title>Abstract</title> Good quality, suitable housing is an important part of preventing care needs, supporting people with and improving older people’s lives. However, many live in which poor quality unsuitable for their needs; this unequally distributed. While there a developing literature on supported long-term care, rather less non-specialist housing, the type vast majority live. Informed by social determinants frameworks behavioural model health service use, our mixed methods study...