Radhika S Raghunathan, Sara B Johnson, Kristin M Voegtline, David W Sosnowski, Molly Kuehn, Nicholas S Ialongo, Rashelle J Musci
Longitudinal patterns of adversity from childhood to adolescence: Examining associations with mental health through emerging adulthood using a random-intercept latent transition analysis
Developmental psychology
relatives caregivers receive little information poor knowledge cognitive impairment dementia study aimed identify beliefs cognitive impairment aging among people contact older people without cognitive impairment hypothesizing fact close relative influences modifies beliefs seventyeight participants classified two groups group 1 relatives patients cognitive impairment dementia behavioral neurology outpatient clinic n148 group 2 relatives patients without objective cognitive impairment different services geriatric outpatient clinic n230 subjects asked answer questionnaire containing single choice truefalse questions causes risk factors dementia participants mainly females firstdegree relatives statistical differences observed age schooling followup time groups participants recognized alzheimers disease main cause memory loss older adults group 134 vs group 215 asking sources information cognitive impairment three common answers doctors health professionals internet journalsbooks group 1 got higher scores questions causes risk factors dementia statistical differences found dementia literacy low even among people contact syndrome caring someone dementia changes concepts memory aging small proportion educational strategies deal misinformation help control risk factors reduce incidence dementia