Knowledge about Aging and Alzheimer Disease: A Comparison of Professional Caregivers and Noncaregivers

Autor/inn/en	Rust, Tiana B.; See, Sheree Kwong
Titel	Knowledge about Aging and Alzheimer Disease: A Comparison of Professional Caregivers and Noncaregivers
Quelle	In: Educational Gerontology, 33 (2007) 4, S.349-364 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-1277
Schlagwörter	Misconceptions; Caregivers; Alzheimers Disease; Comparative Analysis; Knowledge Level; Aging (Individuals); Tests; Stereotypes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Missverständnis; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Wissensbasis; Aging; Altern; Examination; Prüfung; Examen; Klischee
Abstract	This study assessed professional caregivers of persons with Alzheimer disease (AD) and non-caregivers' knowledge about aging and AD. Participants completed modified versions of the Alzheimer Disease Knowledge Test and the multiple-choice version of the Facts on Aging Quiz #1. Overall, knowledge levels about AD and aging were low. Caregivers were found to be more knowledgeable about AD than were noncaregivers (58% and 42% correct, respectively), but these groups did not differ on knowledge about aging (40% and 39% correct, respectively). The most common misconceptions and areas of ignorance on the two tests demonstrate that participants rely on age stereotypes. (Contains 2 tables.) (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10