Dementia Literacy among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Urban China: A Cross-sectional Study

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Authors

Haifeng Zhang · Peking University

Samantha M. Loi · Melbourne Health

Shu’aijun Zhou · Peking University Sixth Hospital

Mei Zhao · Peking University

Xiaozhen Lv · Peking University Sixth Hospital

Jing Wang · Peking University

Xiao Wang ·

Abstract

Dementia literacy among community-dwelling older adults in urban China remains very low, in particular about the impact of dementia and appropriate treatment personnel. Community educational programs aiming to close this knowledge gap are encouraged to focus on those in the population at highest risk of low dementia literacy.

Topics & Keywords

Mental Health Treatment and Access Health Literacy and Information Accessibility Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: Frontiers in Public Health

Volume 5, pp. 124-124

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2017.00124

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