Fig. 2.

Impact of race, culture, and ethnicity on dementia diagnosis and care. Cultural and racial beliefs about dementia vary widely, shaped by factors like viewing signs as normal aging, limited awareness of mental health conditions, socioeconomic status, immigration status, shame and guilt, language barriers, distrust in Western medicine, comorbidities, cultural beliefs, hesitancy in seeking medical help, genetics, and epigenetics, seeking support from religious leaders, and using religion or prayer to cope with caregiving stress.