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Direct linkTessa S. Lundquist; Rebecca E. Ready; Alice E. Coyne – Health Education & Behavior, 2025
There are many individual and societal benefits to screen older adults for memory problems. Four theoretically derived psychosocial factors are predictive of dementia screening intention: perceived benefits, perceived susceptibility, self-efficacy, and knowledge about memory. The current study tested whether these factors could be modified with an…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Memory, Screening Tests, Outreach Programs
Ma'en Aljezawi; Mohammad Al Qadire; Mohammad Suliman; Ahmad Salem Musa; Omar Al Omari; Mohammed ALBashtawy; Atika Khalaf – Educational Gerontology, 2024
The number of individuals with dementia is on the rise, highlighting the need to create effective educational methods that can improve nursing students' understanding and attitude toward this group of people who require special care. Explore the effectiveness of introducing a new curricular course in improving nursing students' knowledge of and…
Descriptors: Dementia, Nursing Students, Knowledge Level, Attitudes
Sanjica Faletar – Education for Information, 2024
The goal of the study presented in the paper is to assess the knowledge about Alzheimer's Disease (AD), among library and information science students in Croatia. Understanding how much future librarians know about dementia is the first step towards providing them with relevant educational intervention which will equip them with required knowledge…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Knowledge Level, Library Science, Information Science
Abdalla Straker – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of the quantitative study is to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational intervention by comparing the improvement in knowledge and attitudes of older adult and caregiver participants in South Carolina. Orangeburg County, a rural area in South Carolina, ranks 8th in the nation for Alzheimer's disease prevalence, according to…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Knowledge Level, Attitudes, Older Adults
Bárbara Costa Beber; Emily Viega Alves; Natalie Pereira; Maria Isabel d'Ávila Freitas; Marcela Lima Silagi; Márcia Lorena Fagundes Chaves; Brian Lawlor – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: Speech and language therapists (SLTs) play an important role in assessing and rehabilitating communication disorders in people with dementia, but there is evidence to suggest that they do not receive appropriate training to provide management and support during their training. Aim: To investigate the level of awareness and knowledge…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel, Undergraduate Study
Martine Kajander; Martha Therese Gjestsen; Clive Ballard; Halvor Naess; Diego Alejandro Tovar-Rios; Jane Fossey; Ingelin Testad – Educational Gerontology, 2024
Group-based educational interventions on health promotion for people with early-stage dementia have shown promising results. The aim of this study was to explore the associations between sociodemographic characteristics (e.g. sex, education, marital status) and outcomes of a 12-week group-based educational intervention on health promotion for…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Dementia, Socioeconomic Status, Individual Characteristics
