Dementia in Migrants Living in Italy: Promoting a Diversity-sensitive Clinical Approach and Provision of Care

Istituto Superiore di Sanità

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Alzheimer Disease; Dementia

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Neuropsychological tests

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06416137

GR-2021-12372081

Details and patient eligibility

About

The number of older migrants with cognitive impairment and dementia living in Italy and attending national healthcare services is rapidly increasing. There is a need to develop diversity-sensitive policies and practices to include migrants and people with different cultural values in the public health response to dementia.

Full description

Based on the gaps and barriers identified by the ImmiDem study (GR-2016-02364975), the present project aims to:

i) Describe the clinical and sociodemographic characteristics of migrants with cognitive disorders living in Italy, their health outcomes, and their access to healthcare resources; ii) develop and disseminate screening and assessment tools allowing the cross-cultural cognitive examination of individuals with a migration background; iii) raise awareness about dementia among culturally diverse people and train healthcare professionals in how to provide culturally competent care and support for migrants with cognitive disorders.

Enrollment: 3,000 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Migrant (person who was not born in Italy) attending an Italian CCDD;
• Presence of a cognitive impairment.

Exclusion criteria

• A person without any cognitive impairment.

Trial design

3,000 participants in 2 patient groups

Migrants

Description:

A group of 1,500 migrants with cognitive impairment will be enrolled at CCDDs.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Neuropsychological tests

Natives

Description:

A group of 1,500 natives with cognitive impairment will be enrolled at CCDDs.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Neuropsychological tests