Nicolas Farina1, Claudia K Suemoto2, Jenni K Burton3, Déborah Oliveira4, Rachael Frost5. 1. Centre for Dementia Studies, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK. 2. Brazilian Aging Brain Study Group, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil. 3. Institute of Cardiovascular & Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. 4. Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil. 5. Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, London, UK.
Abstract
Introduction: Perceptions of dementia are important determinants of support, treatment and care received in the dementia community. Understanding these perceptions are vital for regions such as Latin America, where there is a rapid increase in people living with dementia. The aim of this study is to review and synthesise the general public's perceptions of dementia in Latin America, what factors are associated with these perceptions, and how they differ between countries in the region. Methods: Searches were completed across five databases (Medline, SCOPUS, PsychINFO, SciELO, and WoS). Studies were required to capture attitudes or knowledge of dementia in the general public residing within Latin America. English, Spanish and Portuguese search terms were used. Results were synthesised narratively. Results: About 1574 unique records were identified. Following lateral searches, de-duplication and screening, six articles (four studies) met the inclusion criteria for this review. All the studies were quantitative research from Brazil (median, n = 722). There was evidence of a limited to moderate knowledge of dementia, though a significant minority had negative or stigmatising attitudes. Only higher levels of education were consistently associated with better attitudes and knowledge of dementia in the region. Conclusion: There is a need for more in-depth research about attitudes of the general public across Latin America, particularly outside of São Paulo state, Brazil. There appears to be a greater need to raise awareness of dementia amongst less educated Latin American groups.
Introduction: Perceptions of dementia are important determinants of support, treatment and care received in the dementia community. Understanding these perceptions are vital for regions such as Latin America, where there is a rapid increase in people living with dementia. The aim of this study is to review and synthesise the general public's perceptions of dementia in Latin America, what factors are associated with these perceptions, and how they differ between countries in the region. Methods: Searches were completed across five databases (Medline, SCOPUS, PsychINFO, SciELO, and WoS). Studies were required to capture attitudes or knowledge of dementia in the general public residing within Latin America. English, Spanish and Portuguese search terms were used. Results were synthesised narratively. Results: About 1574 unique records were identified. Following lateral searches, de-duplication and screening, six articles (four studies) met the inclusion criteria for this review. All the studies were quantitative research from Brazil (median, n = 722). There was evidence of a limited to moderate knowledge of dementia, though a significant minority had negative or stigmatising attitudes. Only higher levels of education were consistently associated with better attitudes and knowledge of dementia in the region. Conclusion: There is a need for more in-depth research about attitudes of the general public across Latin America, particularly outside of São Paulo state, Brazil. There appears to be a greater need to raise awareness of dementia amongst less educated Latin American groups.
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Brazil; Health literacy; adults; attitudes; beliefs; dementia literacy; knowledge
Authors: Mario Alfredo Parra; Sandra Baez; Lucas Sedeño; Cecilia Gonzalez Campo; Hernando Santamaría-García; Ivan Aprahamian; Paulo Hf Bertolucci; Julian Bustin; Maria Aparecida Camargos Bicalho; Carlos Cano-Gutierrez; Paulo Caramelli; Marcia L F Chaves; Patricia Cogram; Bárbara Costa Beber; Felipe A Court; Leonardo Cruz de Souza; Nilton Custodio; Andres Damian; Myriam de la Cruz; Roberta Diehl Rodriguez; Sonia Maria Dozzi Brucki; Lais Fajersztajn; Gonzalo A Farías; Fernanda G De Felice; Raffaele Ferrari; Fabricio Ferreira de Oliveira; Sergio T Ferreira; Ceres Ferretti; Marcio Luiz Figueredo Balthazar; Norberto Anizio Ferreira Frota; Patricio Fuentes; Adolfo M García; Patricia J Garcia; Fábio Henrique de Gobbi Porto; Lissette Duque Peñailillo; Henry Willy Engler; Irene Maier; Ignacio F Mata; Christian Gonzalez-Billault; Oscar L Lopez; Laura Morelli; Ricardo Nitrini; Yakeel T Quiroz; Alejandra Guerrero Barragan; David Huepe; Fabricio Joao Pio; Claudia Kimie Suemoto; Renata Kochhann; Silvia Kochen; Fiona Kumfor; Serggio Lanata; Bruce Miller; Leticia Lessa Mansur; Mirna Lie Hosogi; Patricia Lillo; Jorge Llibre Guerra; David Lira; Francisco Lopera; Adelina Comas; José Alberto Avila-Funes; Ana Luisa Sosa; Claudia Ramos; Elisa de Paula França Resende; Heather M Snyder; Ioannis Tarnanas; Jenifer Yokoyama; Juan Llibre; Juan Felipe Cardona; Kate Possin; Kenneth S Kosik; Rosa Montesinos; Sebastian Moguilner; Patricia Cristina Lourdes Solis; Renata Eloah de Lucena Ferretti-Rebustini; Jeronimo Martin Ramirez; Diana Matallana; Lingani Mbakile-Mahlanza; Alyne Mendonça Marques Ton; Ronnielly Melo Tavares; Eliane C Miotto; Graciela Muniz-Terrera; Luis Arnoldo Muñoz-Nevárez; David Orozco; Maira Okada de Oliveira; Olivier Piguet; Maritza Pintado Caipa; Stefanie Danielle Piña Escudero; Lucas Porcello Schilling; André Luiz Rodrigues Palmeira; Mônica Sanches Yassuda; Jose Manuel Santacruz-Escudero; Rodrigo Bernardo Serafim; Jerusa Smid; Andrea Slachevsky; Cecilia Serrano; Marcio Soto-Añari; Leonel Tadao Takada; Lea Tenenholz Grinberg; Antonio Lucio Teixeira; Maira Tonidandel Barbosa; Dominic Trépel; Agustin Ibanez Journal: Alzheimers Dement Date: 2020-11-20 Impact factor: 21.566