• Alzheimers Dement · Jul 2014

    Comparative Study

    Features of the Japanese national dementia strategy in comparison with international dementia policies: How should a national dementia policy interact with the public health- and social-care systems?

    • Miharu Nakanishi and Taeko Nakashima.
    • Institute for Health Economics and Policy, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: mnakanishi-tky@umin.ac.jp.
    • Alzheimers Dement. 2014 Jul 1; 10 (4): 468-76.e3.

    BackgroundThe Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare of the Japanese national government announced a "Five-Year Plan for Promotion of Measures Against Dementia (Orange Plan)" in September 2012. This article described features of the Japanese dementia strategy in comparison with international dementia policies.MethodsAn international comparative study was implemented on national dementia policies to seek suggestions for Japanese national strategy. The study consisted of a bibliographical survey, a field survey, and an online case vignette survey in several countries.ResultsThe Japanese health- and social-care system had multiple access points in the dementia care pathway, as did Australia, France, South Korea, and the Netherlands. Contrary to Japan, a simplified access point was observed in Denmark, England, and Sweden. The Orange Plan aimed to establish specific health-care services, social-care services, and the coordination of agencies for persons with dementia. However, fragmentation remains in the dementia care pathway.ConclusionThe national government should examine fundamental revisions in health, social-care services, and advocacy in joint initiatives with Alzheimer's Association Japan to improve the national dementia strategy.Copyright © 2014 The Alzheimer's Association. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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