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Objective: For adolescents who want to be part of a community that supports people with dementia, knowledge of dementia and a positive attitude towards behavioral and psychological changes in people with dementia are important. Aim: Our aim was to evaluate adolescents’ knowledge of dementia and attitudes towards behavioral and psychological changes in persons with dementia. Methods: 1128 students of Slovenian non-medical secondary schools completed a series of questions that assessed their dementia knowledge and among them 335 those with a relative with dementia to further describe their attitude towards in a relative with dementia. Results: Regarding the knowledge of dementia, students scored an average of 14.30 points (standard deviation = 2,56) out of a possible 20 points, while students with a relative with dementia demonstrated a higher level of knowledge (M = 14.73; standard deviation = 2.44; p |
