Parity of access to memory services in London for the BAME population: a cross-sectional study.
Aging Ment Health
; 23(6): 693-697, 2019 06.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate whether referrals to memory services in London reflect the ethnic diversity of the population.METHODS:
Memory service data including referral rates of BAME was collected from London Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs).RESULTS:
The expected percentage of BAME referrals using census data was compared against White British population percentages using the chi squared test. We found that within 13,166 referrals to memory services across London, the percentage of people from BAME groups was higher than would be expected (20.3 versus 19.4%; χ2 = 39.203, d.f. = 1, p < 0.0001) indicating that generally people from BAME groups are accessing memory services. Seventy-nine percent of memory services had more referrals than expected or no significant difference for all BAME groups. When there were fewer referrals then expected, the largest difference in percentage for an individual ethnic group was 3.3%.CONCLUSIONS:
Results are encouraging and may indicate a significant improvement in awareness of dementia and help seeking behaviour among BAME populations. Prevalence of dementia in some ethnic groups may be higher so these numbers could still indicate under-referral. Due to the data available we were unable to compare disease severity or diagnosis type.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
11_ODS3_cobertura_universal
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1_ASSA2030
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2_ODS3
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Encaminhamento e Consulta
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População Negra
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Povo Asiático
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Acessibilidade aos Serviços de Saúde
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Memória
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Serviços de Saúde Mental
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Aging Ment Health
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article