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Improving access to dementia services for people from minority ethnic groups
Mukadam N, Cooper C, Livingston G.. Current opinion in psychiatry, 2013-07-01
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Purpose of review Only a minority of people with dementia receive a formal diagnosis despite a growing body of evidence highlighting the benefits of early diagnosis and intervention. People from minority ethnic groups are even more disadvantaged, as they tend to access dementia services later in the illness. Studies exploring the reasons behind underuse of dementia services by minority ethnic groups have highlighted the barriers to help-seeking that seem specific to the cultural groups studied. Understanding the barriers to help-seeking should help to identify the targets for interventions to encourage help-seeking in minority ethnic communities. This review sought to highlight the progress in this field and show what interventions have been developed so far. Recent findings Many countries are carrying out educational campaigns in an effort to increase awareness about dementia and reduce stigma, but none of these have reported any measurable outcomes of their interventions. Studies show that knowledge about dementia has the potential to increase help-seeking, but information should be targeted to the recipient audience. Summary Not enough has been done to address the inequality in service use for dementia in minority ethnic groups compared with the majority population. The time has come for the development of targeted and evidence-based interventions in order to improve access and affect outcomes.
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Mukadam, N., Cooper, C., & Livingston, G. (2013). Improving access to dementia services for people from minority ethnic groups. Current opinion in psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1097/yco.0b013e32835ee668
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Mukadam N, Cooper C, Livingston G. Improving access to dementia services for people from minority ethnic groups. Current opinion in psychiatry. 2013. doi:10.1097/yco.0b013e32835ee668. PMID: 23454888.
BibTeX
@article{mukadam2013-23454888,
author = {Mukadam, N. and Cooper, C. and Livingston, G.},
title = {{Improving access to dementia services for people from minority ethnic groups}},
journal = {Current opinion in psychiatry},
year = {2013},
doi = {10.1097/yco.0b013e32835ee668},
pmid = {23454888},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1097/yco.0b013e32835ee668}
}
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Key findings
- Summary Not enough has been done to address the inequality in service use for dementia in minority ethnic groups compared with the majority population.
Why it matters
This review found that not enough has been done to address inequality in dementia service use for minority ethnic groups compared with the majority population. It reports no intervention with measurable outcomes, so it provides no evidence on treating, curing, or preventing Alzheimer's disease.
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Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 41/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Current opinion in psychiatry) |
| Journal's citation record | 1 / 4 | Current Opinion in Psychiatry: journal h-index 141 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 1 / 5 | 2013 — within 20 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 4 / 7 | Cited 75 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 2 / 5 | 5.0 citations a year over 15 year(s) since 2013 |
| Impact for its field and year | 2 / 6 | Cited 1.1× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 2 / 6 | Cited by 8 other studies in this library |
| Still being cited | 2 / 4 | Cited 16 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 3 / 4 | Last-listed author Gill Livingston: h-index 99 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 2 / 3 | University College London: institution h-index 2,029 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 0 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 1 institution(s) in 1 country — scores zero (affiliation lists can be incomplete) |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 23454888) |
| Free to read | 2 / 2 | Free to read |
| Total | 41 / 100 | — |
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- DOI: 10.1097/yco.0b013e32835ee668
- PubMed: 23454888
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