Dementia care in CALD communities

In collaboration with the University of Queensland, the ACRU commenced in 2009 an NHMRC-funded grant on dementia in culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities, focusing on the perspectives of family carers and health service providers. The project targeted four CALD populations in South Western Sydney (Arabic, Spanish, Chinese and Italian).

Publications

Shanley, C. Supporting overseas qualified nurses working in dementia care. Australian Journal of Dementia Care 2014; 2: 22-24.

Leone D, Carragher N, Santalucia Y, Draper B, Thompson LW, Shanley C, Mollina A, Chen L, Kyriazopoulos H, Thompson DG. A pilot of an intervention delivered to Chinese- and Spanish-speaking carers of people with dementia in Australia. American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias 2014; 29: 32-37.

Shanley C, Leone D, Adams J, Santalucia Y, Ferrerosa-Rojas J, Kourouche F, Gava S, Wu Y. Qualitative research on dementia in ethnically diverse communities: fieldwork challenges and opportunities. American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias 2013; 28: 278-283.

Shanley C, Boughtwood D, Adams J, Santalucia Y, Kyriazopoulos H, Pond D, Rowland J. A qualitative study into the use of formal services for dementia by carers from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities. BMC Health Services Research 2012. doi:10.1186/1472-6963-12-354.

 Boughtwood D, Shanley C, Adams J, Santalucia Y, Kyriazopoulos H, Pond D, Rowland J. Culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) families dealing with dementia: An examination of the experiences and perceptions of multicultural workers. Journal of Cross Cultural Gerontology 2011; 26: 365-377.

Boughtwood D, Shanley C, Adams J, Santalucia Y, Kyriazopoulos H, Pond D, Rowland J. Dementia information for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities: Sources, access and considerations for effective practice. Australian Journal of Primary Health 2011. Published online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/PY11014.