ArticleInternational journal of public health2016
Public knowledge about dementia in Germany--results of a population survey.
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- What does the general public understand about prevention and treatment of dementia? A systematic review of population-based surveys.PloS one · 2018Pooled it
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- [What does the population know about risk and protective factors for dementia? An international review of the current state of knowledge in various countries].Der Nervenarzt · 2023Review
- [Brain health services: individual dementia risk profiling at the Cologne Alzheimer Prevention Center].Der Nervenarzt · 2023Review
- Short report: A trend analysis of attitudes towards early diagnosis of dementia in Germany.PloS one · 2023Article
- Informal Caregivers' Attitude Toward Dementia: The Impact of Dementia Knowledge, Confidence in Dementia Care, and the Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of the Person with Dementia. A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2022Article
- Validation of the Adapted German Versions of the Dementia Knowledge Assessment Tool 2, the Dementia Attitude Scale, and the Confidence in Dementia Scale for the General Population.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2022Article
- Implementation of an Advance Care Planning Inventory and Its Possible Effect on Quality of Dying: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study in Group Homes for Persons with Dementia in Japan.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Public awareness and knowledge of factors associated with dementia in China.BMC public health · 2020Article
- Public Knowledge of, Perceptions About and Attitudes Towards Dementia: A Cross-Sectional Survey Among Lebanese Primary Health Care Attenders.Community mental health journal · 2019Article
- Public Knowledge about Dementia in China: A National WeChat-Based Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Sociodemographic factors associated with public knowledge of dementia in a Cuban population.Dementia & neuropsychologiaArticle
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Abstract
objectivesThe following research questions are addressed: (1) What does the German public know about dementia? (2) Are social factors, care experience and contact with dementia patients associated with knowledge about dementia? (3) Is knowledge associated with attitudes/beliefs about dementia?
methodsAnalyses are based on a German mail survey conducted in 2012. Sample consists of persons aged 18-79 years. 1795 persons filled out the questionnaire (response rate 78 %). Respondents were asked about their knowledge of and attitudes about dementia.
resultsKnowledge about cause, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and life impact of dementia is characterized by a relatively high uncertainty. People with care experiences and people from higher status groups know more about dementia. People with more knowledge are less likely to believe that dementia patients have a high quality of life, but tend to be less skeptical about early detection of dementia.
conclusionsTo increase knowledge, reduce uncertainty and modify attitudes towards dementia and those who are afflicted, educational programs and contact-based approaches should be considered.
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