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Executive summary
Chapter 1 Introduction
Dementia: a public health issue
Objectives of the report
Development of the report: methods
Contents of the report
Chapter 2 Epidemiology of dementia
Global prevalence of dementia
Late onset dementia
Young onset dementia
Dementia subtypes
Review
Global incidence of dementia
Mortality associated with dementia
Review
Economic impact: the global societal cost of dementia
Etiology and potential for prevention
Limitations
Coverage
Quality
Heterogeneity
Future trends
Key points
Chapter 3 Dementia policy and plans, legislation and ethical issues
Dementia policies, plans and strategies
National and subnational dementia policies and plans
Civil society initiatives
Developing dementia policies and plans: key aspects
Social and legal protection, human rights and ethics
Social protection of people with dementia and their caregivers
Legal protection of people with dementia and their caregivers
Addressing ethical issues
Key points
Chapter 4 Dementia health and social care systems and workforce
Health and social care systems
Care pathway for a person with dementia
Long-term care services
Organizing long-term care services
Care pathways for populations with specific needs
Workforce capacity-building
Workforce attitudes and knowledge
Capacity-building: key issues
Long-term care workforce training: specific aspects
Guidelines for dementia care
The changing demographic of care workers - the migrant workforce
Key points
Chapter 5 Dementia caregiving and caregivers
Who cares?
What do family caregivers do?
What are the motivations to care?
What are the consequences of caregiving?
Caregiver strain
Psychological impact
Impact on physical health
Economic impact
Interventions for caregivers
Advances in communications and assistive technologies
Utilization of caregiver interventions: key issues
Barriers to accessing caregiver services
Strengthening caregiving
Key points
Chapter 6 Public understanding of dementia: from awareness to acceptance
Awareness and understanding of dementia
The impact of stigma
Public perceptions of dementia
Perceptions held by people with dementia and their caregivers
Attitudes of service providers
Awareness-raising campaigns
Theme 1: Raising public awareness and understanding of dementia
Theme 2: Reducing the stigma of dementia
Theme 3: Recognizing the early symptoms to aid in timely diagnosis and initiation of treatment
Theme 4: Promoting quality of life
Theme 5: Providing information about risk factors
Developing a campaign
Raising awareness in the political sphere: the role of advocacy
Six stages of acceptance of dementia - a civil society perspective
Key points
Chapter 7 The way forward
The need for action
The value of action
The framework for action
Advocacy and awareness-raising
Developing and implementing dementia policies and plans
Health and social systems strengthening
Research and evaluation
Key points
References
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