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| Patients' attitudes of dementia screening across the Atlantic | | Author(s) | Michael D Justiss, Maláz Boustani, Chris Fox |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 24, no 6, June 2009 |
| Pages | pp 632-637 |
| Source | http://www.interscience.wiley.com/journal/gps |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Screening ; General practice ; Attitude ; Comparison ; United States of America ; Kent. |
| Annotation | The objective of this cross-sectional study was to compare the acceptance, perceived harms and perceived benefits of dementia screening among older adults receiving their care in two different primary health care systems (Indianapolis, United States and Kent, England). Participants were a convenience sample of 245 older adults (125 in Indianapolis, 120 in Kent). The outcome to be determined was the acceptance of dementia screening and its perceived harms and benefits as determined by Perceptions Regarding Investigational Screening for Memory in Primary Care (PRISM-PC), a 52-item questionnaire. Results showed that four of the five domains were significantly different across the two samples. The UK sample had significantly higher dementia screening acceptance scores; higher perceived stigma scores; higher perceived loss of independence scores; and higher perceived suffering scores than the US sample. Both groups perceived dementia screening as beneficial (p = 0.218). After controlling for prior experience with dementia, acceptance and stigma were marginalised. It was found that older adults attending primary care clinics across the Atlantic value dementia screening but have significant concerns about dementia screening, although these concerns differed between the two countries. Low acceptance rates and high rates of perceived harms might be a significant barrier for the introduction of treatment or preventive methods for dementia in the future. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090824208 A |
| Classmark | EA: 3V: L5: DP: 48: 7T: 8K |
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