Tools to Inform Policy:Chinese communities’ Action in Response to Dementia (TIP-CARD)

Professor Wong, Gloria Hoi Yan   (Project Coordinator (PC))

Professor Lum Terry Yat Sang   (Co-principal investigator)

Professor Luo Hao   (Co-principal investigator)

Professor Knapp Martin   (Co-principal investigator)

Professor Yu Doris Sau Fung   (Co-principal investigator)

Ms Comas-Herrera Adelina   (Co-principal investigator)

Dr Tang Jennifer Yee Man   (Co-principal investigator)

Dr Dai David LK   (Co-principal investigator)

Professor Huang Yueqin   (Co-principal investigator)

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2019-03-01

2022-02-28

4295300

Tools to Inform Policy:Chinese communities’ Action in Response to Dementia (TIP-CARD)

Capacity building, Chinese communities, Dementia care, Public-private partnership, Resources use

Others - relating to Social SciencesSocial Policy

R7017-18

Research Impact Fund (RIF)

2018

Completed

(1) To (a) assess the current dementia care, intervention, and support situation, as compared to the expectation and needs; (b) examine the cost of dementia with detailed analyses of unpaid caregiving and factors affecting cost estimation; and (c) develop models to simulate future demands for dementia care, treatment and support, to estimate the implications of demographic change and the potential impact, in terms of costs and outcomes, of implementing evidence-based care pathways in Hong Kong and other Chinese communities. (2) To build capacity in planning and implementing equitable and sustainable strategies in dementia care, and provide accessible tools, data, and local guidelines co-developed with stakeholders to support the generation of policy solutions for Hong Kong and other Chinese communities.