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P4‐136: DEVELOPMENT OF A SOUTHWEST INDIGENOUS COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT FOR AMERICAN INDIANS
Author(s) -
Lomay Vicky T.
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.2018.06.2540
Subject(s) - indigenous , cognition , population , presentation (obstetrics) , culturally sensitive , medicine , psychology , social psychology , environmental health , psychiatry , ecology , biology , radiology
analysis of interview transcripts, 12 main themes were identified. These were: community, family, culture and identity, eldership, services, religion, friends, country, self, health, healing and supports and planning for the future. Four yarning groups comprised of advisory group members and interview participants were conducted and draft questions for the tool developed to encompass the above themes. The Aboriginal Elders Advisory group recommended that the tool should be incorporated in an overall wellbeing package which includes Aboriginal informed recommendations and strategies. Conclusions:The factors important to the quality of life of older Aboriginal Australians are culturally, socially, spiritually and environmentally constructed, according to the literature and findings in this study. The Good Spirit, Good Life draft tool is the first of its kind for older Aboriginal Australians with dementia. Further validation is underway in two Australian cities.