Duration of residence and dementia literacy among Chinese Americans

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ID19272899
AuthorsAlexandra G Diamond (Western University of Health Sciences – College of Osteopathic Medicine, Pomona, CA, USA), Benjamin K P Woo (0000-0002-0127-4850, University of California, Los Angeles), Benjamin KP Woo (Olive View – UCLA Medical Center, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA)
Year2014
Volume60
Issue4
Pages406-409
Publication date2014-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Social Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-7640 • E-ISSN: 1741-2854
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0020764013491742
PMID23828765
OpenAlexW1992874836
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited14

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

Dementia · Disease · Duration (music) · Health care · Health literacy · Literacy · Political science · Psychiatry · Residence · Sociology · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research · Demography · Health Literacy and Information Accessibility · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology · Gerontology

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