How are early-career dementia researchers considered and supported on a national level by dementia plans and organizations? An overview of global policy approaches.

Journal: Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association

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Affiliated Institutions:  NICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia. Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology and Alzheimer Centre Limburg, School for Mental Health and Neurosciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands. Research Institute of Design, Media and Culture (ID+), Department of Communication and Art, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal. The Care Research Group, Department of Social Work, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden. Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia. School of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia. School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia. Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Pharmacology and Therapeutics Research Program, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) AND Neurology Service, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil. University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA. Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance, Centre for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, Copenhagen University Hospital - Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark. Department of Anatomy, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu, Nigeria. Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, China. Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK.

Abstract summary 

Despite representing an essential workforce, it is unclear how global policy efforts target early-career dementia researchers (ECDRs). Thus, this study aimed to provide an overview of policies through which ECDRs are considered and supported by dementia plans and organizations.G20 member states were evaluated for their national dementia plan alongside policies of leading dementia organizations. Data targeting support for ECDRs were extracted and subject to content analysis using inductive coding. Findings were categorized and narratively synthesized.Only China, Denmark, England, Greece, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Spain, and the United States mentioned ECDRs in their national plan. Additionally, 17 countries formalized ECDR support via dementia organizations. Support efforts included research funding, dissemination and networking, career development, and research advice.Few nations formally recognized ECDRs in dementia plans or through dementia organizations. To facilitate equal prospects for ECDRs, top-down approaches are urged to enhance and align their efforts.Few G20 countries (8/46) had national dementia plans for early-career researchers. Targeted support comes from government and nongovernmental dementia organizations. Support includes funding, training, advice, research dissemination, and networking. Inconsistent definitions and eligibility criteria are barriers to accessing support. Global coordination and top-down policy will aid early-career dementia researchers.

Authors & Co-authors:  Karamacoska Diana D Heins Pascale P Branco Rita Maldonado RM Wallcook Sarah S Truong Annie A Leung Isabella I Sawan Mouna M Page Zara Alana ZA Borelli Wyllians Vendramini WV Arroyo-Miranda Mirna L ML Demnitz Naiara N Folarin Royhaan R Guo Tengfei T Shaaban C Elizabeth CE Smith Adam A Bartels Sara Laureen SL

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Citations :  World Health Organization. Fact Sheets: Dementia. World Health Organization (WHO); 2022. Accessed October 1, 2022. https://www.who.int/news‐room/fact‐sheets/detail/dementia
Authors :  16
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Doi : 10.1002/alz.13906
SSN : 1552-5279
Study Population
Male,Female
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Other Terms
Alzheimer's disease;career development;early‐career researcher;global;policy;support
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Country of Study
Mali
Publication Country
United States