Alexandra G Diamond1, Benjamin K P Woo2. 1. Western University of Health Sciences - College of Osteopathic Medicine, Pomona, CA, USA agdiamond@westernu.edu. 2. Olive View - UCLA Medical Center, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: To investigate whether duration of residence (DOR) impacts dementia literacy in Chinese Americans aged 40-64. MATERIAL: A total of 151 Chinese Americans answered a self-administered, true/false survey assessing knowledge of dementia symptoms, treatment, cause and prognosis. Two groups were dichotomized and compared based on DOR in the USA. DISCUSSION: DOR did not greatly impact the understanding of dementia between respondents with a < 20-year versus a ≥ 20-year DOR. Both groups exhibited deficiencies in recognizing the symptoms of dementia. CONCLUSION: Gaps in dementia knowledge reflect a stigma surrounding mental illness among Chinese Americans, and impact the seeking of professional care.
BACKGROUND: To investigate whether duration of residence (DOR) impacts dementia literacy in Chinese Americans aged 40-64. MATERIAL: A total of 151 Chinese Americans answered a self-administered, true/false survey assessing knowledge of dementia symptoms, treatment, cause and prognosis. Two groups were dichotomized and compared based on DOR in the USA. DISCUSSION: DOR did not greatly impact the understanding of dementia between respondents with a < 20-year versus a ≥ 20-year DOR. Both groups exhibited deficiencies in recognizing the symptoms of dementia. CONCLUSION: Gaps in dementia knowledge reflect a stigma surrounding mental illness among Chinese Americans, and impact the seeking of professional care.
Authors: Kathleen Veronica Doherty; Hoang Nguyen; Claire E A Eccleston; Laura Tierney; Ron L Mason; Aidan Bindoff; Andrew Robinson; James Vickers; Fran McInerney Journal: BMC Geriatr Date: 2020-11-19 Impact factor: 3.921