IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jijerp/v18y2021i8p4378-d539820.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Carer Empowerment Is Key to Reduce Dementia Care Inequalities in the Middle East

Author

Listed:
  • Syed Fahad Javaid

    (Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain P.O. Box 17666, United Arab Emirates)

  • Aishah Al-Zahmi

    (Behavioral Sciences Institute, Al-Ain Hospital, Al-Ain P.O. Box 1006, United Arab Emirates)

  • Munir Abbas

    (Behavioral Sciences Institute, Al-Ain Hospital, Al-Ain P.O. Box 1006, United Arab Emirates)

Abstract

Dementia represents a significant problem in the Middle East. Sociocultural and political factors that shape conceptions of health and care tend to stifle research and the dissemination of knowledge throughout the Middle East. These socio-political challenges concerning engagement with individuals living with dementia and their carers include language barriers, stigmatization, logistical constraints, lack of informal support outside of hospitals, and over-dependence on clinicians for dementia information. There is an urgent need in the Middle East to increase care and support for adults with dementia and their carers, enhance research efforts and improve the dissemination of information related to dementia in the region. One possible way to do so is to begin to promote a knowledge-based culture throughout the Middle East. This can be achieved by aligning traditional deterministic and spiritual perspectives of mental health with more Western, scientific, and evidence-based models. We suggest employing practical, multidimensional approaches to deal with the stated challenges, both at individual and societal levels. Doing so will improve knowledge of dementia and allow health and social care systems in the Middle East to begin to address a growing problem.

Suggested Citation

  • Syed Fahad Javaid & Aishah Al-Zahmi & Munir Abbas, 2021. "Carer Empowerment Is Key to Reduce Dementia Care Inequalities in the Middle East," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(8), pages 1-5, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:8:p:4378-:d:539820
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/8/4378/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/8/4378/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Sonia Chaabane & Karima Chaabna & Sathyanarayanan Doraiswamy & Ravinder Mamtani & Sohaila Cheema, 2021. "Barriers and Facilitators Associated with Physical Activity in the Middle East and North Africa Region: A Systematic Overview," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(4), pages 1-21, February.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Pradipta Paul & Ziyad Riyad Mahfoud & Rayaz A. Malik & Ridhima Kaul & Phyllis Muffuh Navti & Deema Al-Sheikhly & Ali Chaari, 2023. "Knowledge, Awareness, and Attitude of Healthcare Stakeholders on Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia in Qatar," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(5), pages 1-25, March.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Sharifa AlBlooshi & Rafiq Hijazi & Lynne Kennedy & Ala Al Rajabi, 2023. "UAE Women’s Knowledge and Attitudes towards Physical Activity during Pregnancy," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(17), pages 1-18, August.
    2. Luiz Rodrigues-Santana & Ángel Denche-Zamorano & Carmen Galán-Arroyo & José Carmelo Adsuar & Nicolás Contreras-Barraza & Sandra Vera-Ruiz & Hugo Louro, 2022. "Gender Differences in Perceived Barriers and Benefitsof Whole-Body Electromyostimulation Users: A Pilot Study," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(22), pages 1-11, November.
    3. Karima Chaabna & Ravinder Mamtani & Amit Abraham & Patrick Maisonneuve & Albert B. Lowenfels & Sohaila Cheema, 2022. "Physical Activity and Its Barriers and Facilitators among University Students in Qatar: A Cross-Sectional Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(12), pages 1-15, June.
    4. Shukang Wang & Wei Ma & Shu-Mei Wang & Xiangren Yi, 2021. "Regular Physical Activities and Related Factors among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in Jinan, China: A Cross-Sectional Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(19), pages 1-11, October.
    5. Esraa Burahmah & Sivaramkumar Shanmugam & Ben Stansfield, 2023. "Full-Day Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Levels of Typically Developing Children and Adolescents in the Middle East: A Systematic Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(20), pages 1-29, October.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:8:p:4378-:d:539820. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.