Awareness, attitudes, and beliefs of dementia in Indonesia.

Autor: Farina N; Faculty of Health University of Plymouth Devon UK., Hassan E; Centre for Dementia Studies, Brighton and Sussex Medical School East Sussex UK., Theresia I; Alzheimer Indonesia Jakarta Indonesia., Fitri FI; Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Sumatera Utara Medan Indonesia., Suswanti I; Department of Neurology School of Medicine and Health Sciences Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia Jakarta Indonesia., Sani TP; Alzheimer Indonesia Jakarta Indonesia., Evans-Lacko S; Care Policy and Evaluation Centre London School of Economics and Political Science London UK., Banerjee S; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences University of Nottingham Nottingham UK., Turana Y; School of Medicine and Health Sciences Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia Jakarta Indonesia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands) [Alzheimers Dement (Amst)] 2024 Apr 12; Vol. 16 (2), pp. e12570. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 12 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.1002/dad2.12570
Abstrakt: Introduction: Tackling dementia stigma is a policy priority. In Indonesia, we have little insight into the general public's knowledge and attitudes about dementia.
Methods: Cross-sectional study of 4430 Indonesian adults recruited from Jakarta and North Sumatra, Indonesia. Measures included dementia knowledge and attitudes.
Results: A total of 86.3% ( n  = 3,803) of adults had not heard of the terms dementia or Alzheimer's disease, and commonly viewed dementia as a normal part of aging. Being older, incorrect knowledge about etiology, not having heard of the terms dementia and/or Alzheimer's disease, having less than primary education, and being from North Sumatra were associated with more negative attitudes ( p -values < 0.05).
Discussion: Misconceptions and lack of awareness about dementia are common in Indonesia. Attitudes tended not to be negative, but our research highlights factors associated with dementia attitudes. Future research should use this information to better tailor and target potential anti-stigma strategies.
Highlights: Most Indonesians had not heard of the terms dementia and/or Alzheimer's disease and thought it was caused by normal aging.The majority of participants held mixed or positive attitudes towards dementia.A series of demographic factors alongside poor awareness were associated with negative attitudes towards dementia.
Competing Interests: None to declare. Author disclosures are available in the supporting information.
(© 2024 The Authors. Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Alzheimer's Association.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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