"When I hear my language, I travel back in time and I feel at home": Intersections of culture with social inclusion and exclusion of persons with dementia and their caregivers.

ABSTRACT: Individuals with dementia and their carers often experience a rupture of relationships that co-occurs with declining functional and cognitive abilities, leading to their increased social exclusion in both intimate relationships and community settings. While initiatives have been developed to support meaningful interaction and participation in society, they have broadly ignored the significance of how cultural factors influence experiences of inclusion/exclusion of these individuals. An ethnographic study was conducted by an interdisciplinary research team between April 2018 and January 2019 to explore the intersections of culture and social inclusion/exclusion in a culturally diverse group of persons with dementia, caregivers and staff members of a non-profit organization located in a mult

SUBMITTER: Motta-Ochoa R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8637382 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature