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Dementia and migration: culturally sensitive healthcare services and projects in Germany

Monsees, J.; Öztürk, S.; Thyrian, J.R. · Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2022 · Heft 4 · S. 269 bis 275

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Zeitschrift
Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie
Autor:innen
Monsees, J.; Öztürk, S.; Thyrian, J.R.
Ausgabe
Heft 4 / 2022
Jahrgang 55
Seiten
269 bis 275
Erschienen: 2022-02-04 00:00:17
ISSN
1435-1269
DOI
10.1007/s00391-022-02022-w

Zusammenfassung

In Germany, 1.99 million people with a migration background (PwM) are older than 64 years and approximately 96,500 are estimated to be living with dementia. The PwM with dementia and their families face not only dementia but also challenges related to accessing information and the healthcare system. For them to utilize services that provide information, care and support, these services have to be low-threshold, culturally sensitive and adapted to their needs. To help with that, projects on the topic are needed to gain knowledge about PwM with dementia and their needs in healthcare.BackgroundOver the course of it…

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Dementia Germany Population Unemployment Aged Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie