Dementia knowledge and attitudes of the general public in Northern Ireland: an analysis of national survey data

McParland, Patricia; Devine, Paula; Innes, Anthea; Gayle, Vernon

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“…Those that did know someone with dementia had, on average, a greater dementia knowledge than those that did not (p=0.03). Previous studies in a wider adult population have shown that increased contact with dementia resulted in better dementia knowledge (Dowds et al, 2012;McParland et al, 2012;Reid et al, 2015), though these findings are not always consistent (Lundquist & Ready, 2008). It is therefore possible that spending time with a person with dementia as part of an education programme maybe a simple yet effective way to improve knowledge in adolescents.…”

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“…Whilst the majority of questions were derived from established questionnaires (Dieckmann et al, 1988;McParland et al, 2012), the fact that the measure was not specifically developed from the ground up for this sample could influence students' responses, either in wording used, or the questionnaire responses. For example, "I don't know" was not an option for all dementia knowledge questions and therefore they may have guessed the correct answer.…”

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Knowledge and attitudes towards dementia in adolescent students

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Journal of Mental Health

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Knowledge and attitudes towards dementia in adolescent students

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Farina

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Journal of Mental Health

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“…For instance, nursing staff working within institutional care who have received training typically show more positive attitudes about people living with dementia (e.g., Leung et al, 2013). Where wider surveys of the attitudes of the general public toward dementia have been undertaken (e.g., McParland et al, 2012), results suggest the general public has, at best, a fair to moderate knowledge about dementia, but there are often misconceptions, such as believing dementia to be a normal part of ageing. Research into attitudes toward dementia often tends to focus on specific issues such as screening for dementia (Bond et al, 2010), euthanasia (Williams et al, 2007) or artificial feeding (Bryon, de Casterlé & Gastmans, 2008), rather than on wider issues.…”

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Does personal experience of dementia change attitudes? The Bristol and South Gloucestershire survey of dementia attitudes

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We recommend you cite the published version. The publisher's URL is: https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301217752707Refereed: Yes (no note) Disclaimer UWE has obtained warranties from all depositors as to their title in the material deposited and as to their right to deposit such material. UWE makes no representation or warranties of commercial utility, title, or fitness for a particular purpose or any other warranty, express or implied in respect of any material deposited.UWE makes no representation that the use of the materials will not infringe any patent, copyright, trademark or other property or proprietary rights. UWE accepts no liability for any infringement of intellectual property rights in any material deposited but will remove such material from public view pending investigation in the event of an allegation of any such infringement. is associated with differences in attitudes towards dementia.Methods: a modified version of the ADQ was completed by 2,201 participants, either on-line or in written form. Participants also recorded their age, gender and ethnicity as well as whether they worked with people with dementia, or had been personally affected by dementia.Results: increased contact with people with dementia was associated with increases in both total ADQ scores and across both sub-scales reflecting more positive personcentred attitudes toward dementia. The highest levels of increase were found amongst non-white participants.Conclusions: this study is, we believe, the first attempt to look systematically at whether greater contact with people with dementia is associated with changes in attitudes. The results strongly support the contention that increased contact with people with dementia leads to more person-centred attitudes, and by inference, less stigmatising views.Keywords: dementia; Alzheimer's disease; community care; stigma; attitudes; social support.3 BackgroundA key element of government policy within the United Kingdom (UK) and elsewhere has been to build dementia-friendly communities, and to reduce the stigma that people with dementia face (Department of Health, 2012). In order for these aims to be achieved, public attitudes towards people with dementia need to become more person-centred. However, it is unclear how attitudes towards people with dementia are formed and whether, for instance, increased contact with people with dementia, either through work or personal experience alters attitudes.Previously research in this area has typically focussed on attitudes of professionals working with individuals living with dementia (e.g., Kokkonen et al., 2014;Leung et al., 2013;Lintern, 2001) In the wider mental health literature, increased levels of contact have been associated with a positive impact on attitudes and a reduction of stigma (London and 4 Evans -Lacko, 2010;Couture and Penn, 2003;Clement et al, 2015). While there is an assumption that increased contact with people with dementia will break down barriers, improve attitudes and help to overcome stigma, not all research findings suggest ...

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“…Those who have already developed dementia often experience additional stigmatization. For instance, McParland, Devine, Innes, and Gayle (2012) reported that residents of Northern Ireland have presented deeply stigmatizing attitudes toward individuals with dementia.…”

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