The Alter Program: A Nurse-Led, Dementia-Friendly Program for African American Faith Communities and Families Living With Dementia.
The Alter Program: A Nurse-Led, Dementia-Friendly Program for African American Faith Communities and Families Living With Dementia.
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Alter计划：针对非裔美国人信仰社区和患有痴呆症的家庭的护士领导的，痴呆症的计划。
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10.1097/naq.0000000000000506
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发表时间：
2022-01-01
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Aycock D
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作者：
Epps F;Moore M;Chester M;Gore J;Sainz M;Adkins A;Clevenger C;Aycock D
痴呆症是一种耻辱性疾病，需要提高认识和理解。教会是非洲裔美国人值得信赖的支持来源，非洲裔美国人受痴呆症的影响不成比例。然而，许多非裔美国人教会没有配备知识和手段，为患有痴呆症的教区居民及其家人提供安全的环境，资源以及精神和社会支持。本协议是写详细的设计和实施护士为主导的，痴呆症友好的会众计划，改变。Alter计划旨在提高人们对痴呆症的认识，建立一个支持性的、基于信仰的痴呆症友好型基础设施，并创建一个支持患有痴呆症的非裔美国人及其家人福祉的社区。参与该计划旨在改善老年人的大脑健康状况，改善身心健康状况，减少痴呆症的耻辱感，并增强个人代理。由于社区护理更加稳定，痴呆症患者的治疗结果得到改善，因此急性和紧急服务的使用率降低。预计参与该计划的教会将被他们的社区认可为痴呆症信息和支持的重要资源。Alter计划的长期目标是广泛适用于各种卫生系统，以减少非裔美国人社区与痴呆症相关的健康差异。
Dementia is a stigmatizing condition requiring enhanced awareness and understanding. Churches are a trusted source of support for African Americans, a demographic disproportionately affected by dementia. However, many African American churches are not equipped with the knowledge and means to provide safe environments, resources, and spiritual and social support for their parishioners living with dementia and their families. This protocol is written to detail the design and implementation of a nurse-led, dementia-friendly congregation program, Alter. The Alter program was developed to increase dementia awareness, develop a supportive, faith-based dementia-friendly infrastructure, and create a community supporting the well-being of African Americans living with dementia and their families. Engagement in this program aims to improve brain health status of older adults, improve physical and mental health outcomes, reduce dementia stigma, and enhance personal agency. Improved outcomes for persons living with dementia translate into lower use of acute and emergency services due to more stability in community care. It is expected that the churches participating in this program will be recognized by their community as a great resource for dementia information and support. The long-term goal of the Alter program is to be widely adapted in various health systems to reduce health disparities associated with dementia in the African American community.