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Responding to dementia in East Asia: developments in Japan, China, Taiwan and South Korea
- Author:
- INEICHEN B.
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 2(4), November 1998, pp.279-285.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Countries of the Far East share a number of features in their response to the problem of dementia among the elderly. Research in Japan, China, Taiwan and South Korea finds a very rapid rate of growth in their elderly populations, with corresponding rises in the number of dementia sufferers. Official responses have been rather slow, due to the long-standing belief that families would provide care. Demographic and sociological trends - longer life span, smaller families, urbanisation, the growing opportunity for paid work (especially for women) - have contributed to the decline of filial piety. All these processes are more advanced in the cities. Reports that rural elderly people suffering from dementia may be especially vulnerable to isolation, and in need of non-familial sources of help.