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ArticleDementia (London, England)2025

Dementia awareness raising forum: Improving attitudes towards people living with dementia.

Sheridan T Read, Rosemary Saunders, Matthew A Albrecht, Ravani Duggan

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Article in Dementia (London, England), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Sheridan T ReadSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Edith Cowan University, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-8339-6706
Rosemary SaundersSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Edith Cowan University, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6213-4694
Matthew A AlbrechtSchool of Psychological Science, Western Australia Centre for Road Safety Research, University of Western Australia, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6540-5979
Ravani DugganSchool of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine, Curtin University, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6240-4372

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stigma surrounding dementia is a significant issue affecting individuals and communities leading to discrimination towards those living with the condition. However, the changing paradigm in dementia support to living well with dementia can reduce this stigma and improve community attitudes. A community initiative aimed to address this evaluated the impact of a two-hour education forum involving 92 community members. Presentations from experts, including a person with dementia, addressed dementia-related human rights issues and initiatives to live well with dementia. Attendees completed the new Dementia Community Attitudes Questionnaire (DCAQ) aligned with the evolving paradigm of living well with dementia before and after the forum. Participants with prior dementia education had higher initial scores while those without education showed more significant improvements. Almost all DCAQ items showed post-forum score improvements. This community Dementia Awareness Raising Forum provided an opportunity for people to come together and initiate conversations around dementia resulting in more positive community attitudes.

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DementiaSocial StigmaAdultAgedAwarenessFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMaleMiddle AgedSurveys and Questionnairesattitudescommunitiesdementiaeducation forumstigma

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PMID39183025
PMCPMC11667951

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