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Title: Memory First Aid: remote memory service and webinar-based dementia training for non-medical graduates in Nepal, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
Authors: Jha, A.
Williams, S.
Singh, B.
Pradhan, P.
Bhatt, K.R.
Afridi, M.I.
Tomar, R.
Mukhopadhaya, K.
Keywords: First Aid
Issue Date: 2021
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Citation: BJPsych International. 2021; 18(1): E4.
Abstract: ABSTRACT: The prevalence of dementia is rising in low-resource countries, where specialist memory services are almost non-existent. The COVID-19 pandemic has created opportunities for innovative remote healthcare. Research shows a lack of dementia literacy and help-seeking behaviour for memory-related problems among older adults in South Asian countries. This paper proposes a remote memory service model and virtual dementia training in South Asian countries, called Memory First Aid (MFA). MFA offers help to a person experiencing memory difficulties until appropriate professional help is received. The MFA course is a 12-h webinar-based package consisting of four weekly modules. It covers dementia awareness and clinical features. The aim is to develop a non-medical workforce able to screen and assess older people with suspected dementia.
Description: In Scopus;
URI: http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/22303
ISSN: 2056-4740 (Print)
2058-6264 (Online)
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