Family Caregiving in Dementia in India: Challenges and Emerging Issues

Title

Family Caregiving in Dementia in India: Challenges and Emerging Issues

Creator

Varghese M.; Baruah U.; Loganathan S.

Description

This chapter would provide an overview of the caregiving scenario in India with a focus on families as the mainstay of support and care for people with dementia. The various aspects of caregiving in dementia would be discussed in the light of the Indian sociocultural context. The impact of caregiving and challenges faced by the family and informal caregivers would be described in the light of the changing demographics and urbanization in India. The need for different kinds of caregiver education and training programmes tailored to the domiciliary and socioeconomic status of the family would be discussed. The resources available for family caregivers, like existing programmes for psychoeducation, family self-care, online and other resources for support would be described. We would discuss the challenges faced in developing culturally appropriate interventions for India that can be delivered within existing resources, such as supporting families in their role as caregivers and providing training and support for them. The chapter would discuss the emerging issues in the models of care for low- and middle-income countries like India, where the care is primarily home-based. The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021.

Source

Dementia Care: Issues, Responses and International Perspectives, pp. 121-136.

Date

2021-01-01

Publisher

Springer Singapore

Subject

Challenges in caregiving; Dementia; Emerging issues; Family caregiving; Family-based interventions; India

Coverage

Varghese M., Geriatric Clinic and Services, Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, 560029, India; Baruah U., Geriatric Clinic and Services, Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, 560029, India, Department of Psychology, Christ (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 560029, India; Loganathan S., Geriatric Clinic and Services, Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, 560029, India

Rights

Restricted Access

Relation

ISBN: 978-981163864-0; 978-981163863-3

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Book chapter

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3864-0_8

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