Interdisciplinary Research: An Important Contribution to Dementia Care

Abstract

Tanja Louise Ibsen,1 Siren Eriksen1,2 1Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Aging and Health (Aging and Health), Vestfold Hospital Trust, Tønsberg, Norway; 2Lovisenberg Diaconal University College, Oslo, NorwayCorrespondence: Tanja Louise Ibsen, Email [email protected]: Authorities and research institutions emphasise and encourage interdisciplinary research to meet complex societal health challenges as dementia. However, studies that describe an interdisciplinary approach for dementia research are limited. What does it take for research to become interdisciplinary? Is it enough to include researchers from different disciplines? This paper reflects on an interdisciplinary approach to dementia research. Based on existing literature and theories, we elaborate the concept of interdisciplinarity, and how the perspective can contribute and improve dementia care.Keywords: interdisciplinary research, interdisciplinarity, dementia, dementia research

Keywords

• interdisciplinary research
• interdisciplinarity
• dementia
• dementia research