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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2016.17.1.485

The Dementia Knowledge, Attitude and Preventive Behavior of the Elderly Lived in the Urban-Rural Complex City  

Kim, Koung-Me (Gimhae Health Center)
Yang, Young-Ok (Division of Nursing, Kaya University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.17, no.1, 2016 , pp. 485-492 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study examined the relationships among dementia knowledge, attitude, and preventive behavior of an urban-rural complex city. In this study, 483 subjects using welfare and health centers were selected from one urban-rural complex city. The data were collected using the questionnaires for dementia knowledge, attitude and preventive behavior. Data analysis was performed by descriptive statistics, t-test and ANOVA using SPSS 19 software. In both urban and rural areas, elderly more than 70 years of age, no spouse, less educated, and lower income had higher scores of dementia attitude. In addition, the dementia attitude scores were higher when they were thinking more of their bad health. In conclusion, there is a need to strengthen the training and programs for dementia's knowledge, attitudes and prevention activities by a spouse or family member in early elderly period.
Keywords
Attitude; Dementia; Knowledge; Preventive behavior;
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