Public Knowledge about Dementia in China: A National WeChat-Based Survey
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Measures and Procedure
2.3. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Demographical Characteristics of Respondents
3.2. Knowledge about Dementia
3.3. Association between Socio-Demographic Characteristics, Experience of Exposure to Dementia, and Knowledge about Dementia
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Characteristics | Participant Number (N) | Percentage (%) | |
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Sex | Male | 4700 | 48.00 |
Female | 5100 | 52.00 | |
Age (years) | 18–20 | 3940 | 40.20 |
21–40 | 2480 | 25.31 | |
41–60 | 2056 | 20.98 | |
60~ | 1324 | 13.51 | |
Education level (years) | 0–6 | 1040 | 10.61 |
7–9 | 1444 | 14.73 | |
10–12 | 2012 | 20.53 | |
≥13 | 5304 | 54.12 | |
Resident | Rural | 4704 | 48.00 |
City | 5096 | 52.00 | |
Experience of exposure to dementia | |||
Heard of dementia/dementia patients | Yes | 9277 | 94.66 |
No | 5,23 | 5.34 | |
Contact with AD patients | Yes | 4156 | 42.41 |
No | 5644 | 57.59 |
Modified Dementia Knowledge Scale (Correct Answer) | Category | Percent Correct (%) | Average Correct Rate (%) |
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total | 63.14 | ||
Many people with AD have trouble in handling money or paying bills. (T) | Symptoms | 56.06 | 62.64 |
Some people with AD may become lost even in a familiar environment. (T) | 78.98 | ||
Most people with AD remember recent events better than things that happened in the past. (T) | 90.58 | ||
Most people with AD cannot name persons or things familiar to them. (T) | 79.66 | ||
Many people with AD may be at a loss when they are in trouble. (T) | 53.35 | ||
Some people with AD may wear more clothes in summer and less in winter. (T) | 41.31 | ||
Some people with AD do not care about surrounding things. (T) | 47.16 | ||
Some people with AD are more willing to sit at home, not go out, and not communicate with others. (T) | 54.07 | ||
If someone’s biological parents have Alzheimer’s disease, this person is more likely to get Alzheimer’s disease too. (T) | Risk factors | 54.53 | 50.84 |
The chance of developing dementia will increase as you get older. (T) | 79.09 | ||
Having high blood pressure may increase a person’s risk of developing AD. (T) | 42.06 | ||
Having high cholesterol may increase a person’s risk of developing AD. (T) | 28.67 | ||
Diabetes may increase a person’s risk of developing AD. (T) | 29.85 | ||
Brain trauma may not increase your chances of suffering from AD. (F) | 66.18 | ||
Stroke or brain surgery have no effect on the chances of developing AD. (F) | 64.31 | ||
Chronic systemic diseases do not increase the chances of developing AD. (F) | 42.04 | ||
A person’s work or study may get affected when a family member is experiencing AD. (T) | Life impact | 72.60 | 66.97 |
The likelihood of family members getting other diseases will increase when some people get AD. (T) | 40.90 | ||
A person could experience a significant financial burden when a family member gets dementia. (T) | 68.12 | ||
The families’ psychological burden and the occurrence of psychological illness may increase when a person is diagnosed with AD.(T) | 86.29 | ||
Alzheimer’s disease cannot be cured. (T) | Treatment and management | 56.42 | 71.99 |
It is impossible to prevent a person from developing AD. (F) | 87.57 | ||
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle may reduce the risk of developing AD (T) | Protective factors | 81.33 | 77.01 |
Physical exercises are generally beneficial for people experiencing AD. (T) | 86.26 | ||
Intellectual activities such as reading books or newspaper and playing chess or card games are helpful for people with AD. (T) | 76.68 | ||
Active participation in various social activities may protect the cognitive function of AD patients. (T) | 83.16 | ||
Living with family may help someone with AD to preserve their cognition. (T) | 57.63 |
Total Score (out of 27) Median (p25, p75) | Z (or H) | p-Value | Z# | p1-Value | ||
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Total score | 17.00 (14, 20) | |||||
Sex | Male | 16.00 (14, 20) | −6.31 | <0.001 * | ||
Female | 17.00 (14, 20) | |||||
Age (years) | 18–20 | 16.00 (14, 19) | 410.77 | <0.001 * | ||
21–40 | 18.00 (15, 21) | −14.34 | <0.001 * | |||
41–60 | 18.00 (15, 21) | −15.62 | <0.001 * | |||
60~ | 15.00 (13, 19) | 1.72 | 0.513 | |||
Education level (years) | 0–6 | 15.00 (12, 19) | 95.55 | <0.001 * | ||
7–9 | 17.00 (13, 20) | −4.83 | <0.001 * | |||
10–12 | 17.00 (14, 21) | −9.39 | <0.001 * | |||
≥13 | 17.00 (14, 20) | −8.03 | <0.001 * | |||
Resident | Rural | 16.00 (13, 20) | −10.24 | <0.001 * | ||
City | 17.00 (14, 20) | |||||
Experience of exposure to dementia | ||||||
Heard of dementia | Yes | 17.00 (14, 20) | −12.55 | <0.001 * | ||
No | 14.00 (12, 18) | |||||
Contact with AD patients | Yes | 17.00 (14, 21) | −9.18 | <0.001 * | ||
No | 16.00 (14, 19) |
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Liu, D.; Cheng, G.; An, L.; Gan, X.; Wu, Y.; Zhang, B.; Hu, S.; Zeng, Y.; Wu, L. Public Knowledge about Dementia in China: A National WeChat-Based Survey. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 4231. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16214231
Liu D, Cheng G, An L, Gan X, Wu Y, Zhang B, Hu S, Zeng Y, Wu L. Public Knowledge about Dementia in China: A National WeChat-Based Survey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(21):4231. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16214231
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Dan, Guirong Cheng, Lina An, Xuguang Gan, Yulian Wu, Bo Zhang, Sheng Hu, Yan Zeng, and Liang Wu. 2019. "Public Knowledge about Dementia in China: A National WeChat-Based Survey" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 21: 4231. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16214231
APA StyleLiu, D., Cheng, G., An, L., Gan, X., Wu, Y., Zhang, B., Hu, S., Zeng, Y., & Wu, L. (2019). Public Knowledge about Dementia in China: A National WeChat-Based Survey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(21), 4231. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16214231