Dementia Literacy in the Greater Bay Area, China: Identifying the At-Risk Population and the Preferred Types of Mass Media for Receiving Dementia Information

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess the dementia literacy of community-dwelling adults in four cities (Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Macau, and Zhuhai) of the Greater Bay Area of China, and to determine their mass media preferences for receiving dementia information. The survey was completed...

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Published in:	International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 17; no. 7; p. 2511
Main Authors:	Leung, Angela Y M, Molassiotis, Alex, Zhang, June, Deng, Renli, Liu, Ming, Van, Iat Kio, Leong, Cindy Siu U, Leung, Isaac S H, Leung, Doris Y P, Lin, Xiaoling, Loke, Alice Y
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Switzerland MDPI AG 07-04-2020 MDPI
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Adults Aged Alzheimer's disease At risk populations Attitudes China Cities Cross-Sectional Studies Data collection Dementia Dementia disorders Digital media Education Female GDP Gross Domestic Product Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Health Literacy Hong Kong Humans Internet Knowledge Literacy Macau Male Mass Media Middle Aged Older people Population Receiving Social networks Studies Surveys and Questionnaires Television Variables Websites Young Adult Young adults Macau Cities Hong Kong China Hong Kong China Macao dementia cross-sectional study Alzheimer’s Disease health literacy community knowledge
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Summary:	The aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess the dementia literacy of community-dwelling adults in four cities (Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Macau, and Zhuhai) of the Greater Bay Area of China, and to determine their mass media preferences for receiving dementia information. The survey was completed by 787 community-dwelling adults. Dementia literacy was indirectly measured using two validated scales-the 30-item Alzheimer's Disease Knowledge Scale and the 20-item Dementia Attitude Scale (DAS). Participants were also asked to indicate whether they wanted to receive dementia information via digital or traditional media. Chi-square tests, logistic regressions, and MANOVA analyses were conducted. Unemployed or retired people had poor attitudes towards dementia and lower levels of knowledge about dementia. Single, cohabiting, or divorced people in Hong Kong and Macau had lower DAS scores than married people. Young people and those with a secondary education preferred to get their dementia information from social media. People with a tertiary education and employed people enjoyed searching government or hospital websites for information. Middle-aged, unemployed, or retired people tended to learn about dementia from television or radio. It is worth educating the public about dementia and developing strategies consistent with their preferences for types of mass media.
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ISSN:	1660-4601 1661-7827 1660-4601
DOI:	10.3390/ijerph17072511