ALASKA NATIVE DEMENTIA CAREGIVERS AND THE INCREASING NEED FOR CULTURALLY SAFE RESOURCES
Jordan Lewis, Steffi Kim, Zayla Asquith-Heinz, Lena Thompson · 2023
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Jordan Lewis and co-authors listen to Alaska Native caregivers of relatives with dementia, in a 2023 study. Dementia rates are climbing among Alaska Native people, and the tribal health system is ill-equipped for the care load. Caring for kin is a deep cultural value, so many families shoulder the work themselves. Twenty-one caregivers from rural and urban communities shared their experiences in interviews.
Caregivers proved inventive and resourceful, yet flagged urgent gaps. Costs ran high, many health workers lacked dementia training, and almost no training materials felt safe for their culture. They asked for plain guides to dementia's stages and to the supports on offer. The authors urge timely resources rooted in Native culture, so families are not left to improvise alone.
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| CREATOR | Jordan Lewis, Steffi Kim, Zayla Asquith-Heinz, Lena Thompson |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |