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DESCRIPTION:Event Co-presenters:\nDr Ayokunmi Ojebode PhD\, FHEA\nChristell
 e Tulia and Madeleine Laini\, Co-Directors of Kiyana Wraps\n- Introduction
  to Kiyana Wraps\n- Demonstrations on how to style head-tie/headwrap (Made
 leine Laini)\nVisit the Kiyana Wraps website.\nConnect with Kiyana Wraps o
 n Instagram.\n \nAbout the study:\nExisting scholarship on dementia studie
 s indicates a dearth of more inclusive approaches and interventions adapte
 d to best support diverse ethnic communities with healthcare challenges in
  the United Kingdom. There is evidence that over 25\,000 people from Black
 \, Asian and minority ethnic communities (henceforth ethnic communities) a
 re living with Dementia in the UK African-Caribbean population (House of C
 ommons\, 2013). Tuerk and Sauer (2015) speculate that the number of people
  with dementia in Black\, Asian and minority ethnic communities will incre
 ase by 7-fold as against the assumed doubling when compared with the Indig
 enous White population by 2025. Therefore\, this project responds to the u
 rgent need for evidence-based\, culture-appropriate and adapted interventi
 ons for people with dementia and carers from UK’s ethnic communities.\nThi
 s study will investigate an exquisite London-made hair cover/headgear (Kiy
 ana wraps) as a potential therapeutic source and social and pleasurable ac
 tivity for people with dementia. The Kiyana wrap resonates deeply with the
  cultural\, historical\, religious and personal identities of especially p
 eople with dementia from the UK’s ethnic communities. The Alzheimer’s Asso
 ciation (2024) posits that choosing appropriate clothing can promote posit
 ive self-esteem and dignity in people with dementia. Likewise\, the Alzhei
 mer's Society (2021) confirms that personal grooming\, like manicures or p
 edicures\, massage\, or hair appointments\, is therapeutic and could impro
 ve the social well-being of people with dementia.\nPractically\, people wi
 th dementia wear clothing to show affiliation\, communication\, and indepe
 ndence and for physical and psychological comfort. Some Afro-Caribbean cul
 tures and religions promote hygiene and standards among their adherents\, 
 such as carrying or wearing peculiar accessories or specific garments cove
 ring the head or body (Truswell\, 2013). Notably\, Keens-Betts (2015) comm
 ents that her mother\, diagnosed with dementia\, found the Kiyana wraps he
 lpful for her aesthetics\, grooming\, and self-esteem. Donning the headgea
 r and wraps closely linked to elegant African Queens by an older woman wit
 h dementia could boost their morale and social status\, giving them the fe
 eling of ‘tallness and tidiness.’ The Kiyana wrap is summer-friendly and c
 ould prevent patients from extreme colds\, viral infections\, and end-of-l
 ife symptoms\, as it will help slow the patient's facial deterioration and
  create more opportunities for social engagement.\nThis study is a novel a
 rt-based intervention to foreground adaptive clothing as a therapeutic and
  mnemonic source and a social history of people with dementia and carers i
 n the UK’s ethnic communities.\n \nAbout Kiyana Wraps:\nKiyana Wraps is an
  award-winning London-based hair accessories brand that specialises in tim
 eless and chic hair wraps\, turbans and headwear for modern women. 'Kiyana
 ' - pronounced ‘kee-ya-nah’\, means 'beautiful' in Swahili. Since its conc
 eption in 2011\, Kiyana Wraps has been a proud advocate for female empower
 ment\, making women look good and feel good (we’ve worked with women suffe
 ring from dementia\, alopecia/ hair loss and those undergoing chemotherapy
  - providing great hair wraps and headdresses as alternative to wigs)\, we
  also were one of the panelists of the Red Cross’s Tiffany Circle in 2018\
 , where we joined-in further on the conversation.\nKiyana Wraps has been f
 eatured in Vogue\, Schon magazine\, Aljazeera\, Huff Post and the BBC to n
 ame the few. As a brand Kiyana Wraps has an international reach and appeal
  (clients based in United States\, Korea\, Australia\, China\, Dubai\, Rus
 sia\, Kuwait).\n \nLearn more about the study and Kiyana Wraps during the 
 online Centre for Demenita seminar on Wednesday 23rd October. \nRead the I
 MH blog post\, Dementia and Poetry: Narratives of Wards and Words\, Ayokun
 mi wrote back in August.\n \nRegistration\nTo register your attendance\, p
 lease email nichole.veloso@nottingham.ac.uk by 9am Tuesday 22nd October. h
 ttps://institutemh.org.uk/events/event/205-centre-for-dementia-seminar-kiy
 ana-wraps-african-headgear-as-adaptive-accessory-for-people-with-dementia-
 in-diasporic-communities-in-the-united-kingdom
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SUMMARY:Centre for Dementia seminar - 'Kiyana Wraps: African Headgear as Ad
 aptive Accessory for People with Dementia in Diasporic Communities in the 
 United Kingdom’
URL:https://institutemh.org.uk/events/event/205-centre-for-dementia-seminar
 -kiyana-wraps-african-headgear-as-adaptive-accessory-for-people-with-demen
 tia-in-diasporic-communities-in-the-united-kingdom
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