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World J Psychiatr. Jun 22, 2016; 6(2): 233-238
Published online Jun 22, 2016. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v6.i2.233
Published online Jun 22, 2016. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v6.i2.233
Knowledgecategory | Questions | True/false | Answered yes to “dementia is a chronic mental illness” (n = 91) | Answered no to “dementia is a chronic mental illness” (n = 225) | P | χ2 | |
General | 1 | Dementia is forgetfulness due to aging. Everyone will have dementia with advancing age | F | 29 (31.9) | 92 (40.9) | 0.135 | 2.231 |
General | 2 | Dementia is a disease affecting the brain. Not everyone will suffer from dementia | T | 88 (96.7) | 207 (92.0) | 0.129 | 2.310 |
General | 3 | Risk of dementia increases with age | T | 85 (93.4) | 190 (84.4) | 0.032 | 4.609 |
General | 4 | Senescence forgetfulness progresses with advancing age, resulting in patients being unable to recognize their families | F | 65 (71.4) | 184 (81.8) | 0.042 | 4.154 |
Symptoms | 5 | Dementia is defined as a reduction of cognitive abilities including understanding and judgment, as well as memory loss | T | 88 (96.7) | 188 (83.6) | 0.002 | 10.131 |
Treatment | 6 | Some types of dementia are treatable | T | 56 (61.5) | 114 (50.7) | 0.079 | 3.081 |
Symptoms | 7 | People suffering dementia become unable to perform familiar tasks at once | F | 36 (39.6) | 87 (38.7) | 0.883 | 0.022 |
Symptoms | 8 | People suffering from dementia become unable to recognize time, place, and person at once | F | 25 (27.5) | 68 (30.2) | 0.627 | 0.236 |
Cause | 9 | Some types of dementia are caused by cerebrovascular diseases | T | 41 (45.1) | 63 (28.0) | 0.004 | 8.536 |
Cause | 10 | Some types of dementia are hereditary | T | 57 (62.6) | 136 (60.4) | 0.717 | 0.131 |
Prognosis | 11 | Dementia shortens life expectancy after onset | T | 42 (46.2) | 72 (32.0) | 0.018 | 5.629 |
Total score | 6.7 ± 1.61 | 6.2 ± 1.71 | 0.018 | t = 2.39 |
- Citation: Zheng X, Woo BKP. Association between recognizing dementia as a mental illness and dementia knowledge among elderly Chinese Americans. World J Psychiatr 2016; 6(2): 233-238
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v6/i2/233.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v6.i2.233