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Attitude Towards Alzheimer's Disease Among Undergraduate Students of University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago.
Rawlins, Joan; Mcgrowder, Donovan A; Kampradi, Lirmala; Ali, Allan; Austin, Travis; Beckles, Annalisa; Dass, Renesha; Diaram, Mahesh; Jahorie, Preenita; Mohammed, Marika; Dialsingh, Isaac.
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  • Rawlins J; Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Paraclinical Science, School of Medicine, The University of the West Indies , St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago .
  • Mcgrowder DA; Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Pathology, The University of the West Indies , Mona Campus, Jamaica .
  • Kampradi L; Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Paraclinical Science, School of Medicine, The University of the West Indies , St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago .
  • Ali A; Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Paraclinical Science, School of Medicine, The University of the West Indies , St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago .
  • Austin T; Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Paraclinical Science, School of Medicine, The University of the West Indies , St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago .
  • Beckles A; Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Paraclinical Science, School of Medicine, The University of the West Indies , St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago .
  • Dass R; Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Paraclinical Science, School of Medicine, The University of the West Indies , St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago .
  • Diaram M; Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Paraclinical Science, School of Medicine, The University of the West Indies , St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago .
  • Jahorie P; Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Paraclinical Science, School of Medicine, The University of the West Indies , St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago .
  • Mohammed M; Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Paraclinical Science, School of Medicine, The University of the West Indies , St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago .
  • Dialsingh I; Faculty, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of the West Indies , St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago .
J Clin Diagn Res ; 9(9): LC19-25, 2015 Sep.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26500928
BACKGROUND: Alzheimer's disease is most common among the dementias and is characterized by gradual declines in functional and cognitive abilities. Caregivers including family members play a key role in providing critically needed care for these patients. OBJECTIVE: This study compared the knowledge and attitudes of pre-healthcare and non-medical undergraduate students towards patients with Alzheimer's disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted involving quota sampling of 691 undergraduate students (369 pre-healthcare and 322 non-medical). A 28-item questionnaire was utilised comprising of closed-ended questions and some based on a scale rating. The students' knowledge of Alzheimer's disease was arranged into categories such as: 0 for no knowledge about Alzheimer's disease, 1 for very little knowledge about Alzheimer's disease, 2 for fair knowledge about Alzheimer's disease and 3 for great knowledge about Alzheimer's disease. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: The data was analysed using the computer software SPSS and the Chi squared test of independence was also used to determine which knowledge variables were independent of student's status. RESULTS: Overall, 40.01% of the students have great or fair knowledge of Alzheimer's disease, with that of pre-healthcare students being satisfactory (54.47%). Pre-healthcare students have a more positive attitude towards Alzheimer's disease and 82.2% of students wished to take advantage of predictive test for Alzheimer's disease. Age and genetics were identified as risk factors of the disease. CONCLUSION: Pre-healthcare students had greater understanding of Alzheimer's disease and depicted a more empathetic and caring attitude towards patients. This can be attributed mainly to their knowledge and exposure toward the disease.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies País/Região como assunto: Caribe / Caribe ingles / Trinidad y tobago Idioma: En Revista: J Clin Diagn Res Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Trinidad e Tobago País de publicação: Índia
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies País/Região como assunto: Caribe / Caribe ingles / Trinidad y tobago Idioma: En Revista: J Clin Diagn Res Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Trinidad e Tobago País de publicação: Índia