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ArticleJournal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology2025

Attitudes Towards Dementia Among a Diverse Group of Refugees Resettled in the United States.

Dahlia A Kaki, Lana Bridi, Purity Mwendwa, Maryam Aso, Rawnaq Behnam, Nissma Bencheikh, Behnan Albahsahli, Xara Khan, Raghad Aljenabi, Alissa Bernstein Sideman and 2 more

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Article in Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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12 authors.

Dahlia A KakiUniversity of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9998-0026
Lana BridiHerbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Human Longevity Science, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Purity MwendwaHerbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Human Longevity Science, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Maryam AsoHerbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Human Longevity Science, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Rawnaq BehnamHerbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Human Longevity Science, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Nissma BencheikhHerbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Human Longevity Science, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Behnan AlbahsahliHerbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Human Longevity Science, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Xara KhanHerbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Human Longevity Science, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Raghad AljenabiHerbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Human Longevity Science, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Alissa Bernstein SidemanPhilip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4433-5748
Alison MooreSchool of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Tala Al-RousanHerbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Human Longevity Science, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.

Funding

VARC CoreP30AG044281 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI W. JOHN BOSCARDIN · 2013 to 2026
$19.9M
San Diego Resource Center for advancing Alzheimer's Research in Minority Seniors (ARMS)P30AG059299 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI JOHN P. ELDER, PAUL E GILBERT · 2018 to 2026
$7.4M
UCSD Medical Student Summer Aging Research TrainingT35AG026757 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI Benjamin Hyun Han, Ellen Eun-Ok Lee · 2005 to 2026
$2.2M
Hypertension Self-management in Refugees Living in San DiegoK23HL148530 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI AL-ROUSAN, TALA · 2020 to 2024
$882k
Mapping the Dynamics of Caregiver Burden in Alzheimer's DiseaseK01AG059840 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI SIDEMAN, ALISSA BERNSTEIN · 2020 to 2024
$652k
NHLBI NIH HHS K23 HL148530NIA NIH HHS K01 AG059840NIA NIH HHS P30 AG044281NIA NIH HHS P30 AG059299NIA NIH HHS T35 AG026757
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundForced migration results in exposure to trauma, interrupted access to healthcare, and loss of social support and may increase dementia risk. Literature on refugees' knowledge of dementia and its risk factors is scant. This study investigates refugee perspectives on dementia and their access to cognitive healthcare in the United States (US).

methodsWe conducted 6 focus groups and 30 individual in-depth interviews (total of 69 participants) with Arab, African, and Afghan refugees resettled in San Diego, California. Data was coded using inductive thematic analysis.

resultsOrganized by the socioecological model of health, the following themes emerged: (1) mental trauma due to migration was linked to dementia (individual); (2) fear of dementia and burdening caregivers due to limited support systems (interpersonal); (3) reliance on DISCUSSION: Despite being a heterogeneous group, refugees share specific experiences, knowledge gaps, and barriers to healthy aging. Tailored interventions and policies are needed to address this population's cognitive health needs. This includes addressing their mental health and social support concerns as well as training clinicians to screen for/discuss dementia with aging refugee patients.

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DementiaHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeRefugeesAdultAfghanistanAgedCaliforniaFemaleFocus GroupsHealth Services AccessibilityHumansMaleMiddle AgedQualitative ResearchSocial SupportUnited StatesAlzheimer’s diseasecognitive agingdementiahealthcare accessimmigrant healthperspectives and understandingsqualitative researchrefugee health

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PMID39224935
PMCPMC11783969

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