Person-centered attitudes mediate the association between dementia knowledge and help-giving intentions in Singapore

Lane, Anna; Yu, Freya C.H.

doi:10.1017/s1041610219000796

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“…These results are consistent with previous studies that revealed the associations between knowledge/attitudes and the helping behaviours of community members towards PLWD. 7,8,10 Our results also suggest that dementia knowledge and interactions with PLWD could promote in-depth advanced helping behaviours in addition to attitude improvement by reducing dementia-related stigma. While this study did not specifically investigate ageist attitudes or interactions with older adults without dementia, these could also influence helping behaviours and should therefore be investigated in future research.…”

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confidence: 56%

“…Several studies have revealed that community members' knowledge of dementia and/or interaction with PLWD was associated with positive attitudes towards PLWD and the intention to help. [7][8][9][10] 10 Experiences of caring for PLWD were associated with positive attitudes towards PLWD in nursing students 11 and a person-centred care approach in healthcare professionals. 12 Interventions have also been provided to improve attitudes and helping behaviours towards PLWD.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Most previous studies have focused specifically on planned helping behaviours for people living with dementia (PLWD). Several studies have revealed that community members' knowledge of dementia and/or interaction with PLWD was associated with positive attitudes towards PLWD and the intention to help 7–10 . Experiences of caring for PLWD were associated with positive attitudes towards PLWD in nursing students 11 and a person‐centred care approach in healthcare professionals 12 .…”

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Helping behaviours of community members towards older adults and the related factors: a cross‐sectional study

Igarashi,

Matsumoto,

Suzuki

et al. 2023

Psychogeriatrics

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BackgroundCommunity members can play important roles in helping older adults in their community. This study aimed to clarify the actual situation of community members' helping behaviours towards older adults and examine the related factors.MethodsThis cross‐sectional study was conducted using an online survey system with a sample of 1000 community members in the Tokyo metropolitan area selected using quota sampling. Participants were asked about their experiences with helping an older adult, involvement with older adults with dementia, knowledge of dementia and care resources in the community, and perceptions regarding the community. Content analysis was used to classify participants' freely answered responses about helping behaviours, with logistic regression analysis subsequently used to examine the related factors.ResultsCommunity members provided older adults with various types of spontaneous help, including help with walking (20.0%), accident care (16.8%), giving directions to a destination (11.6%), accompanying them to a destination (12.9%), and support in daily life (10.4%). In the multinominal logistic regression analysis, advanced helping behaviours were associated with having a family member with dementia, experiences involving people living with dementia, knowledge of dementia and community support centres, and a stronger sense of community integration (P < 0.05). The reasons for not being able to help included being physically unable to (42.5%), not feeling responsible (19.3%), not knowing how to help (17.4%), and hesitating to help (14.4%).ConclusionThe results suggest that providing learning opportunities for community members could further promote their helping behaviours for older adults. These could include interacting with older adults, especially those living with dementia; promoting a sense of community integration; or receiving training in helping actions. Such efforts could support the development of an effective community‐based care system for older adults.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Helping behaviours of community members towards older adults and the related factors: a cross‐sectional study

Igarashi,

Matsumoto,

Suzuki

et al. 2023

Psychogeriatrics

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“…The second path is attitudes toward people with dementia. Previous studies have identified that attitudes toward people with dementia and knowledge of dementia are positively associated with the intention to provide help to people with dementia [ 12 , 38 ]. Common strategies to improve negative attitudes toward people with mental illness include education and contact [ 39 , 40 ], both of which were integrated into ReDeSign as lectures/quizzes (education) and virtual contact.…”

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“…Although dementia training is expected to convey dementia knowledge, improve attitudes toward people with dementia, and promote helping behavior for people with dementia [ 12 , 13 ], there is insufficient evidence of dementia training in non-healthcare workplaces like retail stores. To the best of our knowledge, only evaluation of dementia training implemented in local government agencies [ 14 ], the police [ 15 ], banks [ 16 ], and convenience stores [ 17 ] have been reported; however, these studies adopted qualitative evaluations or single-group, pre- and post-test designs.…”

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Relational Design for Dementia and Job Significance (ReDeSign): Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of an online dementia training for retail workers

Matsumoto

Igarashi

Hagiwara

et al. 2022

Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications

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Background The need for dementia training for retail workers has been recognized by dementia-friendly initiatives. However, evidence for dementia training in non-healthcare workplaces is lacking, and dissemination is challenging due to constraints on private companies' time and finances. The online training program ReDeSign (Relational Design for Dementia and Job Significance) applies mobile micro-learning methods and Relational Design Theory against time and financial constraints, respectively, and is designed to improve work-related outcomes. Methods This study will evaluate the effectiveness of ReDeSign with a randomized controlled trial. One hundred and twenty-four convenience store workers in Tokyo will be recruited and randomly assigned to the intervention or control groups. ReDeSign consists of four contents relevant to the job: simulation games, lectures and quizzes, virtual contacts, and information about benefits to others. Self-reported surveys will be conducted for individual workers at baseline, one month later, and three months later. ReDeSign will be delivered to workers in the intervention ( n = 62) and control ( n = 62) groups immediately after the baseline survey and after the one-month survey, respectively. The primary outcome is the change of attitude toward people with dementia, and the secondary outcomes are dementia knowledge, helping behavior, job satisfaction, workers’ intention to stay, and persistence. Discussion ReDeSign provides dementia training to convenience store workers and contributes to developing an inclusive community for people with dementia. The results of this study may provide a new strategy for the dissemination of dementia training in non-healthcare workplaces.

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A Two-Step Model for Encouraging the General Public to Exhibit Helping Behaviors Toward People Living With Dementia

Matsumoto

Igarashi

Sakka

et al. 2022

Innovation in Aging

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Background and Objectives Dementia awareness initiatives aim to promote helping behaviors towards people living with dementia. We applied the bystander intervention process model in the context of the general public’s helping behaviors towards people living with dementia, and we sought to identify the mechanisms underlying the association between dementia knowledge and helping behaviors. Research Design and Methods In a survey featuring vignettes for the general public in Japan (N = 904), we presented four situations in which people could exhibit helping behaviors towards a person with dementia. Guttman scale analysis was used to test this sequential ordering of the bystander intervention process model: (1) interpreting the need to help, (2) perceiving personal responsibility, and (3) intention to provide help. Mediation analysis was used to examine whether the effects of knowledge on helping behaviors were mediated by attitude towards people living with dementia and the bystander intervention process. Results The results support the two-step model in which interpreting the situation as one where assistance is required is a prerequisite of helping behavior. Dementia knowledge had a significant total effect on intention to provide help (β = 0.136, p < 0.001). Interpretation (indirect effect: β = 0.092, p < 0.001), as well as attitude (indirect effect: β = 0.044, p < 0.001), was found to completely mediate the effect of dementia knowledge on intention to provide help. Discussion and Implications Dementia awareness initiatives designed to promote helping behaviors should focus on knowledge transfer, improving the general public’s attitudes towards people living with dementia, and their ability to interpret when such people need assistance.

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Person-centered attitudes mediate the association between dementia knowledge and help-giving intentions in Singapore

Cited by 8 publications

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Helping behaviours of community members towards older adults and the related factors: a cross‐sectional study

Helping behaviours of community members towards older adults and the related factors: a cross‐sectional study

Relational Design for Dementia and Job Significance (ReDeSign): Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of an online dementia training for retail workers

A Two-Step Model for Encouraging the General Public to Exhibit Helping Behaviors Toward People Living With Dementia

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