Acceptance of and attitudes towards Alzheimer's disease screening in elderly German adults

Braun, Sarah R.; Reiner, Katinka; Tegeler, Christina; Bucholtz, Nina; Boustani, Malaz; Steinhagen‐Thiessen, Elisabeth

doi:10.1017/s1041610213002044

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“…They have less prejudice and are more likely to correctly recognize some abnormal behaviors or behaviors of dementia. They tend to be less skeptical about early detection of dementia and want to be screened for AD even on a regular basis [68]. Simultaneously, we should also be vigilant about the correctness of AD information, because non-professional information is more likely to bring fear of AD [26].…”

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Public Knowledge about Dementia in China: A National WeChat-Based Survey

Liu

Cheng

et al. 2019

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Dementia is a serious public health problem. The more extensive dementia knowledge is, the more conducive it is to early prevention and treatment of dementia. However, no assessment of the general population’s dementia awareness has been conducted so far in China. Thus, this study assessed the national public knowledge of dementia based on mobile internet in China. We assessed 10,562 national respondents recruited based on the most popular social networking service in China, WeChat and analyzed the data using quantitative methods. The overall correct rate of total dementia knowledge was 63.14%. Only half of the participants (50.84%) could identify risk factors accurately. The level of dementia knowledge was positively associated with high education, city residency, and experience of exposure to information on dementia. The sandwich generation (aged 20–60 years) had the highest level of dementia knowledge. Chinese people were found to have a low level of knowledge about dementia, especially those aged over 60 years, with low education and living in rural areas. Further educational programs and campaigns are needed to improve dementia knowledge, with greater focus on the older population as the target audience, emphasis on dementia risk factors as educational content, correcting misconceptions about dementia, and providing more experience of exposure to dementia.

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Public Knowledge about Dementia in China: A National WeChat-Based Survey

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Cheng

et al. 2019

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“…The relatively high PPV of the GPCOG in our “passive case‐finding” population makes it an appropriate cognitive assessment tool to improve the case‐finding approach in a general practice setting, and to determine whether further investigations or referrals are warranted. A short questionnaire to screen for dementia is theoretically acceptable to most patients (Braun et al, ; Magin et al ., ), and the GPCOG was well accepted by both GPs and patients as a suitable tool for checking memory in this study. Modifications and refinements to the case‐finding approach and/or tools used should pay particular attention to younger and less impaired patients, as they are more likely to receive a false negative result.…”

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An evaluation of the additional benefit of population screening for dementia beyond a passive case‐finding approach

Mate

Magin

Brodaty

et al. 2016

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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“…However, many doctors are uncomfortable when giving the diagnosis of dementia. The reasons for this difficulty may include doubt that the patient, and his/her family, would understand the disease, fear of prejudice in accepting the disease, personal uncertainties about the diagnosis, and the hesitation to raise hopelessness in the patient (41). Although patients in Western societies usually prefer to know about their diagnoses, doctors and patients' families choose to not give information to their patients about the diagnosis.…”

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“…Although patients in Western societies usually prefer to know about their diagnoses, doctors and patients' families choose to not give information to their patients about the diagnosis. In fact, studies have shown that only about a half of the patients are aware of their diagnoses (41).…”

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Caregiver Burden in Different Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease

Koca

Taşkapılıoğlu

Bakar

2017

Arch Neuropsychiatr

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With an increasing number of patients being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (AD) daily, it has become one of the major problems in public health. The increase in the number of dementia patients in low- and middle-income countries is expected to be much more than that in developed countries. As a result, the economic burden of dementia, both worldwide and in Turkey, is growing. Moreover, AD leads to emotional burdens and psychological distress in family member(s) and caregiver(s) alongside the patient. Each stage of AD imposes different responsibilities on caregivers, increasing their burden. The suffering and emotional burdens of caregivers from these responsibilities lead to a decreased quality of life and disturbed body physiology. Incapacity, despair, weariness, and loneliness are the hidden emotions of this iceberg. This review aims to gather the results of studies on caregiver burden in different stages of AD, attract attention to those results that may have been ignored in Turkey, and shed light on the solutions required to overcome the problems in caregiving of AD patients.

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Acceptance of and attitudes towards Alzheimer's disease screening in elderly German adults

Cited by 13 publications

References 21 publications

Public Knowledge about Dementia in China: A National WeChat-Based Survey

Public Knowledge about Dementia in China: A National WeChat-Based Survey

An evaluation of the additional benefit of population screening for dementia beyond a passive case‐finding approach

Caregiver Burden in Different Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease

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