Cultural aspects of dementia

This paper critically reviews current knowledge regarding culture and demen tia in order to identify unanswered questions in the field. Medline was sea rched from 1993-2000. One hundred nine articles were identified, of which 5 9 were critically reviewed, augmented by additional references from experts and by books. Limited research evidence was identified in four areas: 1) t he recognition of dementia across cultures 2) cultural specificity of scree ning tools 3) identification of differences in risk factors, incidence, ons et and prevalence across culture 4) culturally related issues in decision m aking about management. Implications for research and practice are describe d.