Liu DM, Yan L, Wang L, Lin HH, Jiang XY. Dementia-related contact experience, attitudes, and the level of knowledge in medical vocational college students. World J Clin Cases 2022; 10(28): 10097-10108 [PMID: 36246808 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i28.10097]
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Dong-Mei Liu, PhD, School of Nursing, Anhui Medical College, No. 15 Feicui Road, Economic and Technological Development Zone, Hefei 230062, Anhui Province, China. liudongmeihf@126.com
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Liu DM, Yan L, Wang L, Lin HH, Jiang XY. Dementia-related contact experience, attitudes, and the level of knowledge in medical vocational college students. World J Clin Cases 2022; 10(28): 10097-10108 [PMID: 36246808 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i28.10097]
World J Clin Cases. Oct 6, 2022; 10(28): 10097-10108 Published online Oct 6, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i28.10097
Dementia-related contact experience, attitudes, and the level of knowledge in medical vocational college students
Dong-Mei Liu, Ling Yan, Li Wang, Hui-Hui Lin, Xia-Yan Jiang
Dong-Mei Liu, Ling Yan, Li Wang, Hui-Hui Lin, Xia-Yan Jiang, School of Nursing, Anhui Medical College, Hefei 230062, Anhui Province, China
Author contributions: Liu DM, Yan L, and Wang L contributed to the conception and design of this study; Liu DM, Yan L, Wang L, Lin HH, and Jiang XY were involved in data collection and data entry; the manuscript was drafted by Liu DM and edited by Yan L and Wang L; the final version was reviewed and approved by all the authors.
Supported bythe General Project of Humanities and Social Sciences Research in Universities of Anhui Province, No. 2020SK12925B008; and Professor Wang Jian Hua’s Research and Innovation Team, No. WJH202005t.
Institutional review board statement: The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Anhui Medical College (Hefei, China) (approval No. 20201008). The study was based on the Declaration of Helsinki.
Informed consent statement: The informed consent was obtained from all eligible students prior to enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: There are no conflicts of interest to report.
Data sharing statement: The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement-checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement-checklist of items.
Corresponding author: Dong-Mei Liu, PhD, School of Nursing, Anhui Medical College, No. 15 Feicui Road, Economic and Technological Development Zone, Hefei 230062, Anhui Province, China. liudongmeihf@126.com
Received: June 3, 2022 Peer-review started: June 3, 2022 First decision: June 16, 2022 Revised: June 27, 2022 Accepted: August 21, 2022 Article in press: August 21, 2022 Published online: October 6, 2022 Processing time: 115 Days and 23.5 Hours
ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS
Research background
Resources about Alzheimer’s disease (AD) should be provided to promote dementia literacy in medical vocational colleges.
Research motivation
The dementia-related knowledge and their overall attitude toward dementia should be improved among medical vocational college students.
Research objectives
Student's willingness of care-giving intentions for AD is low. Students hold negative attitudes in dementia patients.
Research methods
We performed a questionnaire survey among medical vocational college students.
Research results
To study level of knowledge, contact experience and attitude of dementia among the medical vocational college students in China.
Research conclusions
The knowledge and attitude of medical vocational college students are important for supporting primary healthcare systems.
Research perspectives
Dementia is a severe healthy issue worldwide. The knowledge and attitudes of the general publics for dementia patients is important for the caregiving of patients.
