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Social & behavioral research on Alzheimer's Disease and dementia in diverse populations: A bibliography

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China

Chan, A. S., Choi, M. K., & Salmon, D. P. (2001). The effect of age, education, and gender on the Mattis Dementia Rating Scale performance of elderly Chinese and American individuals. Journals of Gerontology (Series B), 56B(6), P356-363.
Chow, T. W., Liu, C. K., Fuh, J. L., Leung, V. P. Y., Tai, C. T., Chen, L. W., et al. (2002). Neuropsychiatric symptoms of Alzheimer's disease differ in Chinese and American patients. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 17(1), 22-28.
Chung, J. (2001). Empowering individuals with early dementia and their carers: An exploratory study in the Chinese context. American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias, 16(2), 85-88.
Hendrie, Hugh C. (2006). Lessons learned from international comparative crosscultural studies on dementia. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 14(6), 480-88.
Pang, L. W., Chow, T. W., Cummings, J. L., Leung, V. P. Y., Chiu, H. F. K., Lam, L. C. W., et al. (2002). Effect of neuropsychiatric symptoms of Alzheimer's disease on Chinese and American caregivers. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 17(1), 29-34.
Patterson, T. L., Semple, S. J., Shaw, W. S., Yu, E., He, Y., Zhang, M. Y., et al. (1998). The cultural context of caregiving: A comparison of Alzheimer's caregivers in Shanghai, China and San Diego, California. Psychological Medicine, 28(5), 1071-1084.
Prince, M., Acosta, D., Chiu, H., Scazufca, M., & Varghese, M. (2003). Dementia diagnosis in developing countries: A cross-cultural validation study. Lancet, 361(9361), 909.
Shaw, W., Patterson, T., Semple, S., Grant, I., Yu, E., Zhang, M., et al. (1997). A cross-cultural validation of coping strategies and their associations with caregiving distress. Gerontologist, 37(4), 490-504.

India

Chandra, V., Ganguli, M., Ratcliff, G., Pandav, R., Sharma, S., Belle, S., et al. (1998). Practical issues in cognitive screening of elderly illiterate populations in developing countries: The Indo-US Cross-National Epidemiology Study. Aging (Milano), 10(5), 349-357.
Prince, M., Acosta, D., Chiu, H., Scazufca, M., & Varghese, M. (2003). Dementia diagnosis in developing countries: A cross-cultural validation study. Lancet, 361(9361), 909.

Israel

Bowirrat, Abdalla; Oscar-Berman, Marlene; Logroscino, Giancarlo. (2006). Association of depression with Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia in an elderly Arab population of Wadi-Ara, Israel. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 21(3), 246-51.
Clarfield, A. Mark; Monette, Johanne; Bergman, Howard; Monette, Michele; Caine, Yehezkel; Charles, Jocelyn; Gordon, Michael; Gore, Brian. (2006). Enteral feeding in end-stage dementia: a comparison of religious, ethnic, and national differences in Canada and Israel. Journals of Gerontology: Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 61A(6), 621-7.
Lowenstein, A. (1999). Caring for parents with Alzheimer's: Comparing perceptions of physical and mental health in the Jewish and Arab sectors in Israel. Journal of Cross Cultural Gerontology, 14(1), 65-76.
Werner, Perla. (2009). Commentary on Low and Anstey: Cross-cultural findings and insights. Alzheimer's & Dementia 5(3): 280-281.

Japan

Martin, G. M., & Kukull, W. A. (1996). Do cultural differences affect Alzheimer disease? JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 276(12), 993.
Schreiner, A. S., Yamamoto, E., & Shiotani, H. (2000). Agitated behavior in elderly nursing home residents with dementia in Japan. Journals of Gerontology (Series B), 55(3), P180-P186.

Korea

Chun, M.; Knight, B. G.; Youn, G. (2007). Differences in stress and coping models of emotional distress among Korean, Korean-American, and white-American caregivers. Aging and Mental Health, 11(1), 20-9.
Lee, E. E., & Farran, C. J. (2004). Depression among Korean, Korean American and Caucasian American family caregivers. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 15(1), 18-25.
Lee, J. H., Kim, J. H., Jhoo, J. H., Lee, K. U., Kim, K. W., Lee, D. Y., et al. (2000). A telemedicine system as a care modality for dementia patients in Korea. Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders, 14(2), 94-101.
Lee, Y. R., & Sung, K. T. (1997). Cultural differences in caregiving motivations for demented patients: Korean caregivers versus American caregivers. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 44(2), 115-127.
Youn, G., Knight, B. G., Jeong, H. S., & Benton, D. (1999). Differences in familism values and caregiving outcomes among Korean, Korean American, and white American dementia caregivers. Psychology and Aging, 14(3), 355-364.

Malaysia

Choo, W. Y., Low, W. Y., Karina, R., Poip, P. J., Ebenezer, E., & Prince, M. J. (2003). Social support and burden among caregivers of patients with dementia in Malaysia. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 15(1), 23-29.

Pacific Islands

Chow, T. W., Ross, L., Fox, P., Cummings, J. L., & Lin, K. M. (2000). Utilization of Alzheimer's disease community resources by Asian-Americans in California. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 15(9), 838-847.
Glosser, G., Wolfe, N., Albert, M., Lavine, L., Steele, J., Calne, D., et al. (1993). Cross-cultural cognitive examination: Validation of a dementia screening instrument for neuroepidemiological research. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 41(9), 931-939.
Yeo, G., Gallagher-Thompson, D., & Lieberman, M. (1996). Variations in dementia characteristics by ethnic category. In D. Gallagher-Thompson & G. Yeo (Eds.), Ethnicity and the dementias (pp. 21-30). Philadelphia, PA: Taylor & Francis.

Singapore

Chong, Mei Sian; Chin, Jing Jih; Saw, Seang Mei; Chan, Siew Pang; Venketasubramanian, N.; Tan, Louis C. S.; Hong, Ching Ye; Sahadevan, Suresh. (2006). Screening for dementia in the older Chinese with a single question test on progressive forgetfulness. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 21(5), 442-48.
Ng, Tze Pin; Leong, Terence; Chiam, Peak Chiang; Kua, Ee-Heok. (2010). Ethnic variations in dementia: The contributions of cardiovascular, psychosocial and neuropsychological factors. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 29(2), 131-138.
Ng, Tze-Pin; Niti, Matthew; Chiam, Peak-Chiang. (2007). Ethnic and educational differences in cognitive test performance on Mini-Mental State Examination in Asians. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 15(2), 130-9.
Sahadevan, Suresh; Saw, Seang Mei; Gao, Wei; Tan, Louis C. S.; Chin, Jing Jih; Hong, Ching ye; Venketasubramanian, Narayanaswamy. (2008). Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 56(11), 2061-2068.
Venketasubramanian, N.; Sahadevan, S.; Kua, E.H.; Chen, C.P.L.; Ng, T.-P.. (2011). Interethnic differences in dementia epidemiology: Global and Asia-Pacific perspectives. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Special issue: Dementia: The Asia-Pacific perspectives, 30(6), 492-498.

Taiwan

Wang, Jeng; Mentes, Janet C. (2006). Detection of acute confusion in Taiwanese elderly individuals. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 32(6), 7-12.

Asia (general)

Lim, Wee Shiong; Chin, Jing Jih; Lam, Chee Kum; Lim, P'ing Ping Joy; Sahadevan, Suresh. (2005). Clinical Dementia Rating: experience of a multi-racial Asian population. Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders, 19(3), 135-142.
Minas, Harry; Jorm, Anthony F. (2010). Where there is no evidence: Use of expert consensus methods to fill the evidence gap in low-income countries and cultural minorities. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 4, 33-38.
Prince, M., Acosta, D., Chiu, H., Scazufca, M., & Varghese, M. (2003). Dementia diagnosis in developing countries: A cross-cultural validation study. Lancet, 361(9361), 909.
Venketasubramanian, N.; Sahadevan, S.; Kua, E.H.; Chen, C.P.L.; Ng, T.-P.. (2011). Interethnic differences in dementia epidemiology: Global and Asia-Pacific perspectives. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Special issue: Dementia: The Asia-Pacific perspectives, 30(6), 492-498.