Exploring cultural understandings of dementia
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Using the self-regulatory model to explore cultural understandings of dementia and inform a culturally sensitive intervention.
IRAS ID
269964
Contact name
Saba Shafiq
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Bradford
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
N.A, N.A
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 1 months, 30 days
Research summary
Britain is home to people from various minority ethnic backgrounds including the Irish and African Caribbean populations who have an ageing demographic profile. People from different ethnic backgrounds hold culturally differing views and beliefs, including religious beliefs that are likely to influence perceptions of illness, coping with illness, the type of support needed and uptake of services. This situation is further complicated by migration and the way that minority ethnic populations develop new cultures that fuse aspects of home and host views and beliefs. The aim of this research is to look into minority ethnic families from the Irish and African Caribbean communities and how they perceive and cope with dementia in order to develop a culturally appropriate support package. People from both communities living with dementia and their family members/carers will be interviewed to discuss their personal journey of living with dementia. A comparison group of people living with dementia and their families/carers from the British White community will also be interviewed. The findings will enable the creation of culturally sensitive support packages based on the information provided from the participants interviewed. The research will strengthen understanding of cultural values for health and social care provision and contribute to ensuring services are tailored to meet diverse needs.
REC name
Yorkshire & The Humber - Bradford Leeds Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
19/YH/0436
Date of REC Opinion
17 Feb 2020
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion