Dementia information for culturally and linguistically diverse communities: sources, access and considerations for effective practice.

@article{Boughtwood2012DementiaIF,
  title={Dementia information for culturally and linguistically diverse communities: sources, access and considerations for effective practice.},
  author={Desiree Boughtwood and Christopher Shanley and Jon Adams and Yvonne Santalucia and Helena Kyriazopoulos and Dimity Pond and Jeffrey T J Rowland},
  journal={Australian journal of primary health},
  year={2012},
  volume={18 3},
  pages={
          190-6
        }
}
Providing information about dementia has been shown to produce immense benefits for people living with dementia and their carers. The dementia information needs of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) families have not been comprehensively investigated. Addressing this research gap, the current study examines the perspectives of a range of stakeholders - CALD family caregivers (Arabic, Chinese, Italian and Spanish speaking), bilingual and bicultural workers, bilingual general… 
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