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Dementia Literacy and Willingness to Dementia Screening

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  • Yoko Aihara

    (Kobe Gakuin University, Kobe City 651-2180, Hyogo, Japan)

  • Kiyoshi Maeda

    (Kobe Gakuin University, Kobe City 651-2180, Hyogo, Japan)

Abstract

The increasing prevalence of delayed and missed diagnoses for dementia constitutes major public concern. In this regard, inadequate knowledge and poor understanding of the condition may create a barrier to timely dementia screening. This cross-sectional study assessed dementia literacy, then identified the association between dementia literacy and willingness to undergo routine dementia screening among community-dwelling older adults in two urban areas of Japan. More specifically, structured questionnaires were distributed to a total of 854 individuals aged ≥ 65 years. A multivariate logistic regression was then used to explore the factors associated with dementia literacy and willingness to undergo routine dementia screening. Results showed that younger respondents and respondents who received dementia information from television/radio and/or paper-based sources were more likely to have high dementia literacy. While less than half of participants were willing to undergo routine dementia screening, those with higher dementia literacy were more willing to do so (albeit, not a statistically significant difference). Although there are pros and cons to routine dementia screening, it is necessary to implement such a system to detect dementia and cognitive impairment. Further, assessments should also attempt to gain information about individual beliefs and understandings related to dementia information.

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  • Yoko Aihara & Kiyoshi Maeda, 2020. "Dementia Literacy and Willingness to Dementia Screening," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(21), pages 1-11, November.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:21:p:8134-:d:439638
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