Year: 2026
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Person-centeredness is instrumental to quality dementia care but is inconsistently defined and descriptions often reflect higher-income and Eurocentric perspectives. This paper addressed these limitations by surveying 39 member associations of Alzheimer's Disease International regarding the global quality of dementia care, challenges and successes in providing person-centered dementia care, and definitions of person-centered dementia care in their countries. The economically and geographically diverse respondents described a common lack of both quality and person-centered dementia care and identified associated barriers. Results suggest that identifying shared perspectives is necessary to further the person-centeredness of dementia care, and should reflect five core tenets: individualize care, support and acknowledge caregivers, empower the individual, cultivate respectful relationships, and address dimensions of wellness.
Source: Journal of Applied Gerontology
Language: English
Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funders: European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, United States Agency for International Development, Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation, Pfizer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United Therapeutics Corporation, Boston University, University of Michigan, Arizona State University, University of Florida, Fondation Bertarelli, Gun och Bertil Stohnes Stiftelse, China Association for Science and Technology, Shanghai Association for Science and Technology, Demensförbundet, Stiftelsen för Gamla Tjänarinnor, FHI 360, Marshfield Clinic Research Institute, EU Joint Programme – Neurodegenerative Disease Research, UK Research and Innovation, Heising-Simons Foundation, Alzheimer's Society, National Institute for Health and Care Research, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK Government, Royal Society, Imperial College London, National Research Foundation, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Academy of Finland, Austrian Science Fund, Cancerfonden, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, Universität Wien, Eusko Jaurlaritza, Ministero della Salute, Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Hjärnfonden, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana, Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse, Vetenskapsrådet, China Scholarship Council, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Emil Aaltosen Säätiö, Department of Science and Technology of Sichuan Province, Tekniikan Edistämissäätiö, Technische Universität München, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the People's Republic of China, Université de Bordeaux, Medical Research Council Canada, Università di Pisa, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Novo Nordisk Fonden, Institute for Basic Science, State Key Laboratory of Industrial Control Technology, UK Dementia Research Institute, Shenzhen Fundamental Research Program, National Science and Technology Major Project, Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney, National Institutes of Health, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Wu Jieping Medical Foundation, Institute on Aging, University of Pennsylvania, Harvard Digestive Diseases Center, Harvard University, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, Economic and Social Research Council, National Health and Medical Research Council, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Jenny ja Antti Wihurin Rahasto, National Key Research and Development Program of China, Fujian Provincial Health Technology Project, National Institute on Aging, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Technology Enhanced Chemical Synthesis, H2020 European Research Council, HORIZON EUROPE European Research Council, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab
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