ArticleCommunity mental health journal2019
Public Knowledge of, Perceptions About and Attitudes Towards Dementia: A Cross-Sectional Survey Among Lebanese Primary Health Care Attenders.
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- Ethical dilemmas in the care of patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias unable to give informed consent: positioning Lebanon within the Global North-South context.BMC medical ethics · 2025Pooled it
- Retracted: Internet-Based Supportive Interventions for Family Caregivers of People With Dementia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Pooled it
- Perceptions of Alzheimer's Disease Among Cognitively Healthy, Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Metaphor Study.Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society · 2026Article
- Arabic translation and validation of the dementia knowledge assessment scale (DKAS-A) and public knowledge assessment in the United Arab Emirates.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- How Modifiable Are Modifiable Dementia Risk Factors? A Framework for Considering the Modifiability of Dementia Risk Factors.The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease · 2024Review
- Public Awareness, Knowledge, and Attitude Toward Alzheimer's Disease in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.Cureus · 2023Article
- Beliefs around help-Seeking and Support for Dementia in the Australian Arabic Speaking Community.Dementia (London, England) · 2023Article
- Knowledge, Awareness, and Attitude of Healthcare Stakeholders on Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia in Qatar.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- Validation of the Arabic Dementia Diagnosis Attitude Scale (A-DDAS).Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands)Article
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Abstract
Dementia is a leading cause of dependency and disability among older adults. Minimal knowledge, poor attitudes and negative perceptions are barriers of dementia early screening, diagnosis and treatment. This is the first study that assesses knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of dementia among a Middle Eastern population. Two hundred and fifty-four Lebanese adults not having dementia attending primary healthcare centers in the capital of Lebanon were interviewed using an Arabic version of the 2010 Northern Ireland Life and Times survey. The highest proportion of the participants (61%) had low knowledge score. Low knowledge was associated with older age and lower education. The majority had a negative perception towards people living with dementia and these perceptions were significantly different by gender, education and exposure. Participants perceived people with dementia as helpless and dependent. Public interventions should address stigma and increase knowledge while understanding the socio-cultural beliefs associated with dementia. The study calls for policy developments and conducting a qualitative study.
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