P5, 50 59yo Bangladeshi Muslim man, tertiary education, focus group I don't think so, it's same as here…There are worries everywhere, any country, I believe.
The academic institutions generally follow the curriculum prescribed by the regulatory bodies which around 85-90% has clinical and tertiary care focus.
P5, 50 59yo Bangladeshi Muslim man, tertiary education, focus group So he needs to share his pain or sorrow with a friend who can be assisting, can be supporting him or her.
P5, 50 59yo Bangladeshi Muslim man, tertiary education, focus group Another common theme was the stigma of mental illness and cognitive decline, which is classed as a type of mental illness.
P9, 70 79yo Indian Hindu man, tertiary education, focus group There was a perceived expectation in the community that families would provide care when relatives experience memory problems, without outside help.
P9, 70 79yo Indian Hindu man, tertiary education, focus group The only thing one can do is to tell the particular person that this is nothing uncommon and nothing to be embarrassed about.
P9, 70 79yo Indian Hindu man, tertiary education, focus group Some participants mentioned other illness awareness campaigns that they felt had made a significant impact and this highlighted the importance of emphasising the physical rather than mental nature of illness.
P16, 70 79yo Indian Hindu man, tertiary education, focus group Some participants felt information should be targeted at South Asian people of all ages, others suggested targeting older people, or those aged 30 40 or specifically women because they would be caring for older relatives.
P9, 70 79yo Indian Hindu man, tertiary education, focus group People who are…have dementia not only mentally but sometimes become incontinent or they might be a danger to themselves or the society; they might walk away from the house or set the burner on or something.
P16, 70 79yo Indian Hindu man, tertiary education, focus group You see, because I find if any medical letter comes in, NHS, recently I got a couple of them so I'll read through it whether it concerns me or not, I think one should know.
P15, 30 39yo Bangladeshi Muslim male, tertiary education, focus group We have people that when they can't take care of themselves but if they have the capacity for the basics like helping with cooking or going for their walks or just taking care of their hygiene and if that is compromised then that is when we seek care but until then it didn't seem like it was necessary as it wasn't that severe.
