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P3‐536: QUALITY USE OF MEDICINES IN PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA: WHERE TO GO FROM HERE
Author(s) -
Nguyen Tuan Anh,
Dang Thu Ha,
Garrido Sandra,
Roughead Libby
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2018.06.1901
Subject(s) - dementia , medicine , cochrane library , medline , disease , intensive care medicine , population , adverse effect , clinical trial , cognition , alternative medicine , psychiatry , pharmacology , pathology , environmental health , political science , law
interviews were conducted. Participants were selected from different parts of India. An inductive thematic approach was used to analyse and code the data. A total of 84 participants took part in the study. Results:The results capture the experience of caregivers both family and institutional setup of persons of Alzheimer in seeking help and accessing treatment. Priority caregiver needs were identified, including the need for sensitized, skilled health workers, information on Alzheimer and advanced care needs and cost effective services. In states like Kerala, Government has set up care centers in collaboration with NGOs. Conclusions:The findings of this study points out certain lacunae on the part of public authorities and the need to strengthen health systems capacity, make the health care services Alzheimer friendly and cost effective. The influence of culture in shaping help seeking was evident in our findings. Interventions for caregivers and persons with Alzheimer need to be developed and tested so they might be made fit for purpose and scaled up. It will be important to identify how these services can be adapted for use in low and middle income country resource setting like India.