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Re-examining ethnic differences in concerns, knowledge, and beliefs about Alzheimer's disease
— results from a national sample | | Author(s) | Liat Ayalon |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 28, no 12, December 2013 |
| Publisher | Wiley Blackwell, December 2013 |
| Pages | pp 1288-1295 |
| Source | www.orangejournal.org |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Attitude ; Ethnic groups [elderly] ; White people ; Black people ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This study aimed to evaluate ethnic group differences in concerns, knowledge and beliefs about Alzheimer's disease (AD) in three ethnic groups of older adults - i.e. white, latino and black. The study was part of the Health and Retirement Study, a US national representative study of older adults over the age of 50 years and their spouse of any age. The study was based on the 2010 wave. Analysis was based on data from 939 white, 120 latino and 171 black respondents who completed a special module about AD concerns, knowledge and beliefs. There were significant ethnic differences on seven of 13 items. However after adjustment for education, gender, age, having a family member with AD, depressive symptoms and medical comorbidity, only four items showed significant ethnic group differences. Relative to white respondents, black respondents were less likely to report that having a parent or a sibling with AD increased the chance of developing AD and that genetics was an important risk for AD. In addition, relative to white respondents, both black and latino respondents were more likely to perceive stress as a potential risk for AD. Latino respondents were less likely to perceive mental activity as a protective factor. The study found limited ethnic group differences, with most items showing a similar pattern across groups. Nevertheless the nature of the ethnic group differences found might be associated with a differential pattern of health service use. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-131115214 A |
| Classmark | EA: DP: F:TK: TKA: TKE: 7T |
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