TY - JOUR
T1 - A comparison of dementia care and policy in five Asian regions
T2 - A literature review
AU - Kang, Younhee
AU - Jung, Dukyoo
AU - Lee, Jung Jae
AU - Lirtmunlikaporn, Sumalee
AU - Sung, Huei Chuan
AU - Yamakawa, Miyae
AU - Hur, Yujin
AU - Yoo, Leeho
N1 - Funding Information:
National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grants funded by the Korea government, grant number 2020R1A2C1013713.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Korean Gerontological Nursing Society.
PY - 2023/5
Y1 - 2023/5
N2 - Purpose: This review was comprised of an integrative analysis of the literature on the current state of dementia and related issues in Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand. Methods: Published reports and policy documents from MEDLINE, CINAHL, PubMed, and each government’s database were used in this review. Results: All five Asian regions are projected to become super-aged societies within 12 years, and the number of people with dementia has increased in these regions. All five regions have established dementia policies, which include improving dementia awareness, risk reduction, early diagnosis, and support programs for caregivers. However, there is a lack of information systems for sharing dementia data and research funding for dementia. Conclusion: It is necessary to establish a dementia committee for Asian regions to actively address the challenges posed by the upcoming super-aged societies and to complement the insufficient research. This review provides future directions for dealing with diverse dementia-related issues and can serve as the basis for forming an Asian dementia committee.
AB - Purpose: This review was comprised of an integrative analysis of the literature on the current state of dementia and related issues in Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand. Methods: Published reports and policy documents from MEDLINE, CINAHL, PubMed, and each government’s database were used in this review. Results: All five Asian regions are projected to become super-aged societies within 12 years, and the number of people with dementia has increased in these regions. All five regions have established dementia policies, which include improving dementia awareness, risk reduction, early diagnosis, and support programs for caregivers. However, there is a lack of information systems for sharing dementia data and research funding for dementia. Conclusion: It is necessary to establish a dementia committee for Asian regions to actively address the challenges posed by the upcoming super-aged societies and to complement the insufficient research. This review provides future directions for dealing with diverse dementia-related issues and can serve as the basis for forming an Asian dementia committee.
KW - Aged
KW - Asia
KW - Dementia
KW - Health policy
KW - Review
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85161304268&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.17079/jkgn.2303.16001
DO - 10.17079/jkgn.2303.16001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85161304268
SN - 2384-1877
VL - 25
SP - 174
EP - 184
JO - Journal of Korean Gerontological Nursing
JF - Journal of Korean Gerontological Nursing
IS - 2
ER -