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Perceived Threat of Alzheimer’s Disease Among Chinese American Older Adults: The Role of Alzheimer’s Disease Literacy

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  • Fei Sun
  • Xiang Gao
  • David W. Coon

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Objectives. Guided by a Sociocultural Health Belief Model (SHBM), this study examined the roles of cultural beliefs of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and scientific knowledge of AD in influencing the perceived threat of AD in a sample of Chinese American older adults.

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  • Fei Sun & Xiang Gao & David W. Coon, 2015. "Perceived Threat of Alzheimer’s Disease Among Chinese American Older Adults: The Role of Alzheimer’s Disease Literacy," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 70(2), pages 245-255.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:geronb:v:70:y:2015:i:2:p:245-255.
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    1. Perla Werner & Sarang Kim, 2022. "How Are Sociodemographic, Health, Psychological, and Cognitive Factors Associated with Dementia Worry? An Online Survey Study among Israeli and Australian Laypeople," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(18), pages 1-9, September.

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