Knowledge and Attitudes in Alzheimer's Disease in a Cohort of Older African Americans and Caucasians

被引：9
作者：
Howell, J. Christina [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Soyinka, Oretunlewa [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Parker, Monica [1 ,3 ,4 ]
Jarrett, Thomas L. [4 ]
Roberts, David L. [4 ]
Dorbin, Cornelya D. [3 ]
Hu, William T. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
机构：
[1] Emory Univ, Sch Med, Dept Neurol, 615 Michael St,505F, Atlanta, GA 30322 USA
[2] Emory Univ, Sch Med, Ctr Neurodegenerat Dis Res, Atlanta, GA 30322 USA
[3] Emory Univ, Sch Med, Alzheimers Dis Res Ctr, Atlanta, GA 30322 USA
[4] Emory Univ, Sch Med, Dept Med, Atlanta, GA 30322 USA
来源：
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE AND OTHER DEMENTIAS | 2016年 / 31卷 / 04期
关键词：
African American; caucasian; education; locus of control; minority; race; survey; PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES; CLINICAL-RESEARCH; PARTICIPATION; TRIAL; SCALE; INTERVENTION; PERCEPTIONS; ACCURACY; BELIEFS; LOCUS;
D O I：
10.1177/1533317515619037
中图分类号：
R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号：
03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;
摘要：
African American participation in Alzheimer's disease (AD) research studies has been historically low. To determine whether older African Americans and Caucasians had different knowledge or attitudes related to AD, we administered the Alzheimer's Disease Knowledge Scale (ADKS) to 67 older African Americans and 140 older caucasians in the greater Atlanta area as well as questions targeting locus of control over general health and AD risks. Older African Americans scored slightly lower on ADKS than older caucasians, with race only accounting for 1.57 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.57-2.61, P < .001) points of difference in a multivariate model. Attitudes toward AD were also similar between the 2 groups but 1 (35.7%) in 3 adults reported control over general health but not AD risks. In addition to enhancing education content in outreach efforts, there is an urgent need to address the perception that future AD risks are beyond one's own internal control.
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