Remote primary health care practitioners' views about priorities in Indigenous dementia research
Year: 2010
Type: article
Abstract: Dementia is already the largest single cause of disability in the older Australian population. For Indigenous people, dementia is a major social, welfare and health problem, with rates of dementia in rural and remote communities estimated as approximately five-fold greater than the overall Australian prevalence 2 . The number of older Indigenous people (55 years and older) is projected to more than double in the next 12 years. This suggests a planned effort is required in preparing service providers and the remote workforce for the changing care needs of Indigenous communities.
Source: Rural and Remote Health
DOI: 10.22605/rrh1538
Authors: Melissa A Lindeman, Kate Smith
Institution: The University of Western Australia
Language: English
Subfield: Health
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2186844780