Challenges to the recognition and assessment of Alzheimer's disease in American Indians of the southwestern United States
Document Type
Editorial
Abstract
Little is known about Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related neurodegenerative diseases in American Indian (AI) populations. To provide appropriate health care to elder AIs, whose population is expected to increase dramatically during the next 50 years, it is imperative to attain a better understanding of the interaction of culture and disease in this underserved population. Raising awareness in the AI population regarding the nature of dementia as it compares to normal aging and the development of culturally appropriate instruments to detect and stage AD are essential for future health care efforts. Barriers restricting clinical service to this population include historical factors relating to access to health care, cultural beliefs regarding aging, demographic diversity of the population, competing epidemiologic risk factors, and lack of proper assessment tools for clinicians. © 2008 The Alzheimer's Association.
Publication Date
7-1-2008
Publication Title
Alzheimer's and Dementia
ISSN
15525260
Volume
4
Issue
4
First Page
291
Last Page
299
PubMed ID
18631981
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1016/j.jalz.2007.10.012
Recommended Citation
Griffin-Pierce, Trudy; Silverberg, Nina; Connor, Donald; Jim, Minnie; Peters, Jill; Kaszniak, Alfred; and Sabbagh, Marwan N., "Challenges to the recognition and assessment of Alzheimer's disease in American Indians of the southwestern United States" (2008). Neurology. 796.
https://scholar.barrowneuro.org/neurology/796