Olawande Tomike I, Ajayi Mofoluwake P, Amoo Emmanuel O, Olawole-Isaac Adebanke
Department of Sociology, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria.
Department of Demography and Social Statistics, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria.
Heliyon. 2020 Dec 14;6(12):e05724. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05724. eCollection 2020 Dec.
Alzheimer poses lots of challenges in Low and Middle Income Countries, especially in Nigeria. Globally, the causes of Alzheimer are poorly understood. Cultural factors affect the preference of mental health treatment for treating people living with Alzheimer's disease (PLWA However, Alzheimer's and its gender differentials have been given little consideration in particular. Twenty-four in-depth study was conducted with caregivers and family members/relatives of people living with Alzheimer's (PLWA) residing in the study area. 52.2 percent of respondents were female out of the total while 45.8 percent were male. For male respondents, 40.4%; 49.4 %; 49.2%; 35 % and 28.3% indicated spiritual preference of mental health counseling; traditional; medical practitioner; both traditional and spiritual and psychiatrist respectively. On the other hand, 59.6%; 50.6%; 50.8%; 65% and 70.7% of female respondents indicated spiritual; traditional; medical practitioner; both traditional and spiritual and psychiatrist respectively. This research found that gender disparities primarily affected the mental health intervention care pathways. The availability of mental health resources to support adult mental health were key factors which could influence mental health status.
在低收入和中等收入国家，尤其是在尼日利亚，阿尔茨海默病带来了诸多挑战。在全球范围内，人们对阿尔茨海默病的病因了解甚少。文化因素影响着对阿尔茨海默病患者心理健康治疗的偏好。然而，阿尔茨海默病及其性别差异尤其受到的关注较少。对居住在研究区域的阿尔茨海默病患者的护理人员和家庭成员/亲属进行了24项深入研究。在受访者总数中，52.2%为女性，45.8%为男性。对于男性受访者，分别有40.4%、49.4%、49.2%、35%和28.3%表示心理健康咨询的精神偏好、传统偏好、医生偏好、传统与精神偏好以及精神科医生偏好。另一方面，女性受访者分别有59.6%、50.6%、50.8%、65%和70.7%表示精神偏好、传统偏好、医生偏好、传统与精神偏好以及精神科医生偏好。本研究发现，性别差异主要影响心理健康干预护理途径。支持成人心理健康的心理健康资源的可用性是可能影响心理健康状况的关键因素。
