Feasibility of screening for cognitive impairment among older persons and referral by community health workers in Wakiso district, Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Uganda, cognitive impairment in older persons aged ≥ 60 years is often undiagnosed due to inadequate appreciation of the condition compounded with limitations of trained human resource able to conduct appropriate cognitive evaluations. Use of Community Health Workers (CHWs) especially in hard-to-reach communities can be an important link for older persons to the health facilities where they can receive adequate evaluations and interventions for cognitive challenges. The aim of the study was to assess the feasibility of screening for cognitive impairment among older persons and referral by CHWs in Wakiso district, Uganda.

Methods

This was a sequential explanatory mixed methods study. The CHWs received a one-day training on causes, signs and symptoms, and managem

SUBMITTER: Alinaitwe R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10367281 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature