ArticleBJPsych bulletin2015
Dementia in a Black and minority ethnic population: characteristics of presentation to an inner London memory service.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 35 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Effect of Translation and Cultural Adaptations on Diagnostic Accuracy and Test Performance in Dementia Cognitive Screening Tools: A Systematic Review.Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports · 2024Pooled it
- Access to Health Services in Older Minority Ethnic Groups with Dementia: A Systematic Review.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2021Pooled it
- Developing and implementing guidelines on culturally adapting the Addenbrooke's cognitive examination version III (ACE-III): a qualitative illustration.BMC psychiatry · 2020Pooled it
- The IDEMCare Study-Improving Dementia Care in Black African and Caribbean Groups: A feasibility cluster randomised controlled trial.International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2018Trial
- Research on dementia and inequalities in care and support - a map of the terrain and discussion of key issues.International journal for equity in health · 2026Review
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- The influence of socioeconomic factors and apolipoprotein ε genotype on cognitive outcomes in a multi-ethnic sample living with HCV and HIV.International journal of STD & AIDS · 2025Article
- A thematic analysis of Lay knowledge and beliefs about dementia among first-generation Black African immigrants from West Africa living in London: Informed by a grounded theory approach.Journal of public health research · 2025Article
- "At least we finally found out what it was": Dementia diagnosis in minoritized populations.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2023Article
- Ethnicity and survival after a dementia diagnosis: a retrospective cohort study using electronic health record data.Alzheimer's research & therapy · 2023Article
- Tailoring STrAtegies for RelaTives for Black and South Asian dementia family carers in the United Kingdom: A mixed methods study.International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2023Article
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- The Immigrant Memory Collaborative: A Community-University Partnership to Assess African Immigrant Families' Experiences with Dementia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Developing guidelines for the translation and cultural adaptation of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment: scoping review and qualitative synthesis.BJPsych open · 2022Article
- A Review of Qualitative Research of Perception and Experiences of Dementia Among Adults From Black, African, and Caribbean Background: What and Whom Are We Researching?The Gerontologist · 2021Review
- Ethnic variations in referrals to the Leicester memory and dementia assessment service, 2010 to 2017.BJPsych open · 2020Article
- Representation of Black, Asian and minority ethnic patients in secondary care mental health services: analysis of 7-year access to memory services in Leicester and Leicestershire.BJPsych bulletin · 2020Article
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- Lay Knowledge and Beliefs Toward Dementia Among the Black African Populations in the UK and Africa: Evidence Synthesis of Qualitative Studies.Journal of primary care & community healthReview
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Abstract
Aims and method To examine data on referrals to an inner-city London memory service to explore any differences in referral rates, cognitive assessments and stages of dementia at presentation between ethnic groups. Results African-Caribbean patients were well represented in the memory service. They were diagnosed with dementia on average 4.5 years younger than their White British counterparts and were more likely to be diagnosed with a vascular or mixed type dementia. However, scores on initial cognitive testing were significantly lower in the African-Caribbean group, possibly representing more advanced disease at presentation. Clinical implications Initiatives to access Black and minority ethnic populations earlier in the course of their illness should be considered. Professionals need to consider the potential for cultural bias in memory testing and diagnosing dementia in these populations, and the importance of cultural competency in assessments.
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