Development of a memory center for older adults in Almaty, Kazakhstan: Innovative practice
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2017
Department/School
Health Sciences
Publication Title
Dementia
Abstract
Recognizing the economic and health-outcome value of early cognitive assessment and intervention among its older citizens has guided the Innovative Research School in Gerontology of the SD Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University to begin the process of establishing its nation’s first memory center in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Life expectancy in Kazakhstan, which continues to undergo health-care reform since its independence in 1991 from the former Soviet Union, has steadily risen from 64.4 years in 1996 to 68.67 in 2009. With increased life expectancy has been a corresponding rise in cognitive impairments among older adults. The components of the Memory Center, which comprises assessment, education and support, non-pharmaceutical and pharmaceutical interventions, are described.
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Recommended Citation
Thomas, D. W., Yeshmanova, A., Akanova, A., Umutbayeva, G., Abikulova, A., & Chaikovska, V. (2017). Development of a memory center for older adults in Almaty, Kazakhstan: Innovative Practice. Dementia, 16(5), 665–672. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301216636491