ArticlePsychiatry investigation2021
Factors Associated With Dementia Knowledge and Dementia Worry in the South Korean Elderly Population.
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- Knowledge and perception of dementia risk and protective factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease · 2026Pooled it
- Dementia worry and depressive symptoms: a systematic review.Aging & mental health · 2026Pooled it
- Fear of dementia in adults without diagnosed dementia: an updated systematic review of prevalence, measurement, and correlates.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Contact experience with people living with dementia and dementia-related stigma domains among old-old adults: A cross-sectional study.PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2026Article
- Knowledge, awareness, and practice of undergraduate medical students on Alzheimer's disease and dementia in Oman.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Article
- Factors Associated With Dementia Worry Among Middle-Aged or Older Adults Living in a Japanese Community: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of mental health nursing · 2025Article
- Family carers' knowledge and practices in dementia care for hospitalized older adults: a multi-center cross-sectional study in Thailand.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Establishing a unified global framework for studying dementia knowledge: insights from a narrative review.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2024Article
- Differences in dementia prevention knowledge by educational attainment: an analysis of a household survey from Great Britain.BMJ public health · 2024Article
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- How Are Sociodemographic, Health, Psychological, and Cognitive Factors Associated with Dementia Worry? An Online Survey Study among Israeli and Australian Laypeople.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveSouth Korea is one of the countries with a very fast aging rate, and the prevalence of dementia is rapidly increasing. However, there are relatively few studies pertaining to sociodemographic and physical health-related factors associated with dementia knowledge and dementia worry.
methodsThis was a cross-sectional survey of a community in Seocho-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Overall, 1,869 adults aged 60 years participated. Participants completed an online interview or face-to-face interview. Survey data comprised self-report questions including dementia knowledge, dementia worry, demographic, psychological, exercise, and cognitive activities. We conducted logistic regression analysis.
resultsThere was a significant positive association between dementia worry and knowledge. Family history of dementia, education, income, sleep problems, depressed mood and loss of volition, chronic diseases, and presence of a past job were associated with dementia knowledge or worry. Reading, art, or social cognitive activities had a significant positive association with dementia knowledge, and writing or musical cognitive activities had a negative association with dementia worry.
conclusionWe found that people with more dementia knowledge and less dementia worry engaged more in cognitive activities that could prevent dementia. Public education should be planned to improve dementia knowledge and reduce dementia worry.
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