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Carers' knowledge of dementia and their expressed concerns
Author(s)	Candida R Graham, Clive Ballard, Pak Sham
Journal title	International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 12, no 4,, April 1997
Pages	pp 470-473
Keywords	Informal care ; Dementia ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Social surveys.
Annotation	In this survey, the authors wished to determine how much carers from different settings caring for patients with dementia knew about the disorder and elicit their main concerns about the disease. Carers in contact with an Alzheimer's group were the most knowledgeable. Carers in a pre-assessment group with no prior contact with elderly mental health services were least knowledgeable on the subject of dementia. While carers who had been in contact with mental health professionals had a level of knowledge above that of the pre-assessment group, the difference was not statistically significant. The study highlights the need for elderly mental health teams to evaluate their methods of dissemination of knowledge to carers, develop educational packages for carers, and evaluate their effectiveness.
Accession Number	CPA-970807235 A
Classmark	P6: EA: TOB: 3F
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