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

Liu, Dan; Cheng, Guirong; An, Li-Na; Gan, Xu-Guang; Wu, Yulian; Zhang, Bo; Hu, Sheng; Zeng, Yan; Wu, Liang

doi:10.3390/ijerph16214231

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“…Previous studies suggested that the knowledge of the possibility that dementia could be prevented remained poor in general. A few studies conducted in China focused mainly on the recognition of prodromal symptoms of dementia [18,24]. The present results suggested that the overall understanding of factors associated with dementia among the Chinese population was more comprehensive than we initially believed based on similar studies in other countries [19,29,30].…”

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“…However, insufficient awareness and knowledge of the potential of dementia prevention among the Chinese public has been a substantial obstacle for dementia control and management [23]. Some studies evaluated the Chinese population's overall understanding of dementia, suggesting that the recognition of dementia needed to be improved [24,25]. The awareness of specific protective and risk factors associated with dementia among the Chinese population is inadequate.…”

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Background Dementia is a global public health priority. Many modifiable factors have been shown to influence the development of dementia, but these factors are not adequately known by the general public. This study aimed to assess public awareness of the factors that are associated with dementia in China. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted from May to October 2019 using an Internet-based questionnaire. Data on basic sociodemographic characteristics were collected, and the knowledge of risk and protective factors for dementia was investigated. Logistic regression analysis was performed to compare levels of the knowledge of factors associated with dementia across populations with different demographic characteristics. Results Data from 3338 respondents were analyzed. The percentages of participants who accurately identified the risk factors of dementia were follows: 84.24% for negative affect, 65.07% for alcohol use, 56.68% for smoking, 48.74% for hypertension, and 42.66% for diabetes. The percentages of participants who accurately identified the protective factors for dementia were follows: 90.00% for exercise, 84.69% for social activity, 80.92% for intelligence games, 74.45% for reading, and 6.14% for antihypertensive or hypolipidemic drugs. The majority of Chinese people correctly recognized the role of lifestyle factors in the development of dementia but not medical factors. The levels of knowledge of the factors associated with dementia were significantly distinct across populations with different characteristics. The following sociodemographic characteristics were associated with more comprehensive knowledge of dementia risk and protective factors: women, young age, high education levels, nonmanual jobs, and contact with patients with dementia. Conclusions Public awareness and knowledge of risk and protective factors for dementia in China are still insufficient. More efforts are needed to publicize information to reduce the risk of dementia.

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“…These ndings suggested the need to develop different approaches for different populations to disseminate knowledge about dementia. In the present study, no signi cant in uence of income or type of residence was found, which was contrary to previous ndings that people with low income or living in rural areas were less likely to understand that the risk of dementia could be reduced [24,37]. Future studies should recruit more individuals to con rm the results.…”

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Public awareness and knowledge of factors associated with dementia in China

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Background: Dementia is a global public health priority. Many modifiable factors have been shown to influence the development of dementia, but these factors are not adequately known by the general public. This study aimed to assess public awareness of the factors that are associated with dementia in China. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from May to October 2019 using an Internet-based questionnaire. Data on basic sociodemographic characteristics were collected, and the knowledge of risk and protective factors for dementia was investigated. Logistic regression analysis was performed to compare levels of the knowledge of factors associated with dementia across populations with different demographic characteristics. Results: Data from 3,338 respondents were analyzed. The percentages of participants who accurately identified the risk factors of dementia were follows: 84.24% for negative affect, 65.07% for alcohol use, 56.68% for smoking, 48.74% for hypertension, and 42.66% for diabetes. The percentages of participants who accurately identified the protective factors for dementia were follows: 90.00% for exercise, 84.69% for social activity, 80.92% for intelligence games, 74.45% for reading, and 6.14% for antihypertensive or hypolipidemic drugs. The majority of Chinese people correctly recognized the role of lifestyle factors in the development of dementia but not medical factors. The levels of knowledge of the factors associated with dementia were significantly distinct across populations with different characteristics. The following sociodemographic characteristics were associated with more comprehensive knowledge of dementia risk and protective factors: women, young age, high education levels, nonmanual jobs, and contact with patients with dementia.Conclusions: Public awareness and knowledge of risk and protective factors for dementia in China are still insufficient. More efforts are needed to publicize information to reduce the risk of dementia.

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“…Previous studies suggested that knowledge of the possibility that dementia can be prevented remains poor in general. A few studies that were conducted in China mainly focused on the recognition of prodromal symptoms of dementia [20,26]. The present results suggest that the overall understanding of factors that are associated with dementia among the Chinese population is more comprehensive than we initially believed based on similar studies in other countries [21,28,29].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 46%

“…However, insufficient awareness and knowledge of the potential of dementia prevention among the Chinese public has been a substantial obstacle [25]. Some studies evaluated the Chinese population's overall understanding of dementia, suggesting that the recognition of dementia needs to be improved [26,27]. The awareness of specific protective and risk factors that are associated with dementia among the Chinese population is deficient.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Public awareness and knowledge of factors associated with dementia in China

Zheng

Shi

Gong

et al. 2020

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Background Dementia is a global public health priority. Many modifiable factors have been shown to influence the development of dementia, but these factors are not adequately known by the general public. This study assessed public awareness of the factors that are associated with dementia among the general population in China. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted from May to October 2019 using an Internet-based questionnaire. We collected basic sociodemographic characteristics and investigated participants’ knowledge of risk and protective factors that are associated with dementia. The primary outcome measures were the proportions of participants who identified each option as a risk or protective factor. Logistic regression analysis was performed to compare levels of the knowledge of factors that are associated with dementia across populations with different demographic characteristics. Results Data from a total of 3,338 respondents were analyzed. The percentages of participants who accurately identified dementia risk factors were the following: 84.24% for negative affect, 65.07% for alcohol use, 56.68% for smoking, 48.74% for hypertension, and 42.66% for diabetes. The percentages of participants who accurately identified dementia protective factors were the following: 90.00% for exercise, 84.69% for social activity, 80.92% for intelligence games, 74.45% for reading, and 6.14% for antihypertensive or hypolipidemic drugs. The majority of Chinese people correctly recognized the role of lifestyle factors in the development of dementia but not medical factors. Levels of knowledge of the factors that are associated with dementia were significantly distinct across populations with different characteristics. The following sociodemographic characteristics were associated with more comprehensive knowledge of dementia risk and protective factors: women, young age, high education levels, white-collar jobs, and contact with individuals with dementia. Conclusions Public awareness and knowledge of risk and protective factors for dementia in China are still insufficient. More efforts are needed to publicize information about dementia to reduce risk and prevent dementia.

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

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