OBJECTIVES: To investigate public stigma relating to Alzheimer disease (AD) and variables correlated with this outcome. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: City of São Paulo, Brazil. PARTICIPANTS: A representative sample of 500 individuals aged 18-65 years, living within the community. MEASUREMENTS: Subjects were interviewed to assess three dimensions of stigma (stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination). Stigma was considered present in this study when all three domains were simultaneously fulfilled. RESULTS: The 41.6% of the participants expressed stereotypes; 43.4% prejudice; and 35.5% discrimination. Among the whole sample, 14.8% endorsed the stigma definition criterion adopted for this study. Those with fewer years of education were 2.32 times as likely to stigmatize persons carrying AD. Stigma was unaffected by other sociodemographic variables, experience of mental illness, emotional reactions, or general information about AD. CONCLUSIONS: Dimensions of stigma were highly prevalent in relation to AD. Interventions are needed to reduce the negative effects of stigma.
OBJECTIVES: To investigate public stigma relating to Alzheimer disease (AD) and variables correlated with this outcome. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: City of São Paulo, Brazil. PARTICIPANTS: A representative sample of 500 individuals aged 18-65 years, living within the community. MEASUREMENTS: Subjects were interviewed to assess three dimensions of stigma (stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination). Stigma was considered present in this study when all three domains were simultaneously fulfilled. RESULTS: The 41.6% of the participants expressed stereotypes; 43.4% prejudice; and 35.5% discrimination. Among the whole sample, 14.8% endorsed the stigma definition criterion adopted for this study. Those with fewer years of education were 2.32 times as likely to stigmatize persons carrying AD. Stigma was unaffected by other sociodemographic variables, experience of mental illness, emotional reactions, or general information about AD. CONCLUSIONS: Dimensions of stigma were highly prevalent in relation to AD. Interventions are needed to reduce the negative effects of stigma.
Authors: Lincoln Lik Hang Lo; Yi Nam Suen; Sherry Kit Wa Chan; Min Yi Sum; Cheung Charlton; Christy Lai Ming Hui; Edwin Ho Ming Lee; Wing Chung Chang; Eric Yu Hai Chen Journal: BMC Psychiatry Date: 2021-05-29 Impact factor: 3.630
Authors: Agustin Ibanez; Daniel Flichtentrei; Eugenia Hesse; Martin Dottori; Ailin Tomio; Andrea Slachevsky; Cecilia M Serrano; Christian Gonzalez-Billaut; Nilton Custodio; Claudia Miranda; Julian Bustin; Marcelo Cetckovitch; Fernando Torrente; Loreto Olavarria; Tomas Leon; Barbara Costa Beber; Sonia Bruki; Claudia K Suemoto; Ricardo Nitrini; Bruce L Miller; Jennifer S Yokoyama Journal: Alzheimers Dement (Amst) Date: 2020-10-14