RESEARCH

CALD Dementia Research Action Plan

Australia’s first research action plan for dementia in culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

TYPE

Report

TOPIC

Dementia, Cultural diversity

DEVELOPED WITH

NHMRC National Institute of Dementia Research

NARI and the NHMRC National Institute of Dementia Research (NNIDR) partnered to develop Australia’s first Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Dementia Research Action Plan.

The Action Plan includes the research priorities and guiding principles. The key research priorities are to:

Identify effective ways to promote dementia risk reduction behaviours in CALD communities
Increase the development and uptake of evidence-based, culture-fair tools for dementia screening and diagnosis in primary and acute care settings
Inform ways to improve timely help-seeking for dementia in CALD communities
Develop, test, and implement culturally-specific models of dementia care that improve access to care and quality of life for CALD persons with dementia and their carers
Inform effective ways to train frontline clinical health and care staff on how culture influences dementia, including through continuous professional development.

The Action Plan emerged from a comprehensive 12-month consultation process, involving 19 community consultations with 340 community members, two stakeholder workshops and two national surveys.

It has been translated into a range of languages: Arabic, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Greek, Italian and Vietnamese.

CALD Action Plan Full Report↓CALD Action Plan↓CALD Action Plan Vietnamese↓CALD Action Plan Italian↓CALD Action Plan Greek↓CALD Action Plan Traditional Chinese↓CALD Action Plan Simplified Chinese↓CALD Action Plan Arabic↓

Contact: A/Prof Bianca Brijnath