Xin Zheng|Benjamin K.P. Woo
Association between recognizing dementia as a mental illness and dementia knowledge among elderly Chinese Americans
Western University of Health Sciences|Olive View-UCLA Medical Center|University of California, Los Angeles|Creative Research Enterprises (United States)|Western University of Health Sciences|Creative Research Enterprises (United States)|Olive View-UCLA Medical Center|University of California, Los Angeles
investigate whether older chinese americans perceive dementia mental illness relationship perception general understanding dementia remains unclear study aims understand relationship future implication improving dementia literacy among ethnic minoritieselderly chinese american participants greater los angeles asked complete 11item dementia questionnaire following community health seminar crosssectional survey data analyzed using standard statistical methodsthe questionnaire received 883 response rate among 316 responders 288 n 91 elderly chinese americans identified dementia mental illness 712 n 225 recognize mental disease origin furthermore comparison two groups first group demonstrated significantly higher level baseline knowledge diseasethis study reveals approximately 1 4 older chinese americans recognized dementia mental illness consistent previous studies asian americans study however showed dementia perceived mental illness perception associated higher level baseline dementia understanding current study suggested potential improving older chinese americans dementia literacy increasing awareness mental illness origin