“Making Sense of a Disease That Makes No Sense”: Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Among Caregivers and Providers Within Alaska Native Communities | Zendy

Jordan Lewis | Zendy; Spero M. Manson | Zendy; Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan | Zendy; Carolyn Noonan | Zendy

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“Making Sense of a Disease That Makes No Sense”: Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Among Caregivers and Providers Within Alaska Native Communities

Author(s) -

Jordan Lewis,

Spero M. Manson,

Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan,

Carolyn Noonan

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

the gerontologist

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524

H-Index - 138

eISSN - 1758-5341

pISSN - 0016-9013

DOI - 10.1093/geront/gnaa102

Subject(s) - outreach , gerontology , family caregivers , dementia , health care , medicine , population , disease , nursing , psychology , environmental health , political science , pathology , law

With the rate of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) increasing among Alaska Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) people, the Alaska Native Health system is ill-prepared to meet the challenges associated with the growing population at risk of ADRD. The high cost of care, inadequate training of health care providers, and lack of supportive services for caregivers are especially concerning.

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