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KMID : 0869220150190010024
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Journal of Korean Geriatric Psychiatry
2015 Volume.19 No. 1 p.24 ~ p.31
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Factors Associated with the Attitudes toward Dementia in Community Caregivers : Results from the Nationwide Survey on Dementia Care in Korea
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Choi Jung-Yong
Jeong Hyeon
Park Jae-Young
Kim Tae-Hee
Lee Dong-Young
Lee Dong-Woo
Ryu Seung-Ho
Kim Shin-Gyeom
Youn Jong-Chul
Jhoo Jin-Hyeong
Kim Jeong-Lan
Lee Seok-Bum
Lee Jung-Jae
Kwak Kyung-Phil
Kim Bong-Jo
Moon Seok-woo
Bae Jae-Nam
Park Joon-Hyuk
Kim Ki-Woong
Han Ji-Won
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Abstract
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Objective：We investigated caregivers’ attitudes toward dementia, which may play a key role in the timely treatment and optimal care of people with dementia (PWD), and patient and caregiver factors potentially associated with these attitudes.
Methods： As a part of the Nationwide Survey on Dementia Care in Korea, we evaluated the attitudes of 731 community-dwelling caregivers of PWD with the Dementia Attitude Scale (DAS). Using stepwise multiple regression analysis, we investigated the sociodemographic factors of the caregivers, the clinicodemographic factors of the PWD, and the situational factors of caregiving that may influence caregivers’ attitudes.
Results：The mean score on the DAS total was 80.65±16.0 (maximum : 140). The mean score on the DAS Knowledge subscale, which reflects awareness of dementia, was 42.86±9.6 (maximum : 70), and that on the DAS Comfort subscale, which reflects emotional and behavioral attitudes toward dementia, was 37.79±10.3 (maximum : 70). Non-spouse caregiver, living in a rural area, completion of a formal care education program (caregiver factors) and female patient, high educational level, high clinical dementia rating and mild behavioral symptoms (patient factors) were associated with a high DAS total score.
Conclusion：We found much room for improvement in caregivers’ attitudes towards PWD in Korea, indicating a need for
strategies to improve these attitudes, targeting the at-risk group.
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KEYWORD
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Dementia, Attitude toward dementia, Caregivers
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