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| Providing education about Alzheimer's disease | | Author(s) | K Sullivan, F O'Conor |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 5, no 1, February 2001 |
| Pages | pp 5-13 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Teaching aids ; Teaching hospitals ; Australia. |
| Annotation | Improving carers' knowledge of Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been associated with benefits for carer well-being. This has led to recognition of the need to systematically evaluate dementia education tools. In this study, dementia knowledge was measured before and after interventions designed to improve knowledge in a sample of 100 undergraduates at Queensland University of Technology (QUT). Dementia education materials were selected from existing resources that are readily accessible and are recommended for use in clinical settings. Subjects were allocated to one of four conditions: viewing a video on AD, reading written information about the disease, doing both, or in a control group. Education improved knowledge of AD, as measured by increased scores on a dementia knowledge questionnaire. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010316201 A |
| Classmark | EA: VF: V6: 7YA |
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