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Toward a comprehensive understanding of the needs of elderly Ghanaians
- Author:
- DARKWA Osei K.
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing International, 25(4), Spring 2000, pp.65-79.
- Publisher:
- Springer
- Place of publication:
- New York
This article discusses the health, caregiving, socioeconomic, and service needs of elderly persons who live in Ghana. Brief sociodemographic information on the population is given. Challenges brought about by population ageing are discussed. Barriers to the provision of services to address the needs of the population are examined. Finally, measures are proposed to meet the challenges of providing services to elderly Ghanaians.
The World ageing situation: exploring a society for all ages
- Author:
- UNITED NATIONS. Department of Economic and Social Affairs
- Publisher:
- United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Affairs
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 131p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- New York
Presents an overview of the many global issues around an ageing population. Contains chapters on: development and the ageing of populations in Africa; ageing rural populations in South East and East Asia; the situation of older people in newly industrialised countries of East Asia; the situation of older women in the Latin Americal region; global ageing and intergenerational equity issue; and rewriting lifemaps.
The World Health Organisation perspective on gender, ageing and health
- Author:
- KALACHE Alexandre
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing International, 24(4), Spring 1998, pp.39-48.
- Publisher:
- Springer
- Place of publication:
- New York
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Ageing and Health Program has adopted the notion of gender as a key perspective to it's programme components. In this article the author cites health and ageing examples from Japan, Africa and other nations to demonstrate why there is a need for increasing recognition of gender differences.
Coping with old age in a changing Africa: social change and the elderly Ghanaian
- Author:
- APT Nana Araba
- Publisher:
- Avebury
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 172p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Aldershot
Looks at changes in society in Africa which could lead to a similar crisis in caring for older people to that taking place in the developed nations. Includes chapters on: Ghanaian traditions of kin, clan and informal caring systems; the increasing burden on older people of social change; coping with old age in the new Ghanaian cultural context; portraits of ageing; and an appropriate age care system for Africa.
Effects of education and culture on the validity of the Geriatric Mental State and its AGECAT algorithm
- Authors:
- PRINCE Martin, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 185(11), November 2004, pp.429-436.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
The Geriatric Mental State (GMS) is the most widely used psychiatric research assessment for older persons. Evidence for validity comes from the developed world. The aims was to assess the validity of GMS/AGECAT organicity and depression diagnoses in 26 centres in India, China, Latin America and Africa. The authors studied 2941 persons aged 60 years and over: 742 people with dementia and three groups free of dementia (697 with depression, 719 with high and 783 with low levels of education). Local clinicians diagnosed dementia (DSM–IV) and depression (Montgomery–Åsberg Depression Rating Scale score 18). For dementia diagnosis GMS/AGECAT performed well in many centres but educational bias was evident. Specificity was poor in India and sensitivity sub-optimal in Latin America. A predictive algorithm excluding certain orientation items but including interviewer judgements improved upon the AGECAT algorithm. For depression, sensitivity was high. The EURO–D depression scale, derived from GMS items using European data, has a similar factor structure in Latin America, India and, to a lesser extent, China. Valid, comprehensive mental status assessment across cultures seems achievable in principle.