Awareness and Attitudes of South Asian Family Caregivers in Dementia Care in Toronto| Chapter 7| Perspective of Recent Advances in Medical Research Vol. 5

 This study investigated awareness and the stances of South Asian Bangladeshi family caregivers toward dementia care.The study contained 45 family caregivers (>55 age) purposively for the face-to-face interviews 'tween February and March 2020 in Toronto, Ontario. The study used wheeled vehicle for hauling-structured questions and applied having a theme content analysis. Three main ideas emerged related to senility: a) caregivers' awareness of senility, b: awareness of prevention and situation and needs for dementia care, and c) caregivers' stances towards dementia. Many caregivers defined senility as memory misfortune and forgetfulness. They also seen anxiety, cavity, and aging were risk factors for senility, and dementia was an cannot be avoided and incurable disease. Moreover, many were ignorant of the appropriate health providers for diagnosing and directing dementia and of non-pharmacological care for senility. The caregivers perceived senility as a shameful ailment, and they would not go for a diagnosis even though they had risks for dementia and would conceal their dementia after disease. Many did not be going to be a caregiver for a person accompanying dementia related to previous family or family trait. Many caregivers confessed that training was owned by improve their information about dementia. There was a lack of knowledge about senility, its stop, and treatments among South Asian Bangladeshi classification caregivers. Dementia was associated with shame, and they had less interest in care for the person with senility. For the purpose of enhancing knowledge, lowering stigma, and including people in senility care, educational instruction in their native language is required.

Author(s) Details:

Qazi Shafayetul Islam,
Bangladeshi-Canadian Community Services (BCS), 2899 Danforth Avenue, M4C1M2, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Nasima Akter,
Bangladeshi-Canadian Community Services (BCS), 2899 Danforth Avenue, M4C1M2, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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