dc.contributor.author |
Jónsdóttir, María Kristín |
dc.contributor.author |
Pálsdóttir, Elva Björk |
dc.contributor.author |
Hannesdóttir, Stefanía Ýr |
dc.contributor.author |
Karlsson, Þorlákur |
dc.date.accessioned |
2023-03-16T01:03:23Z |
dc.date.available |
2023-03-16T01:03:23Z |
dc.date.issued |
2022 |
dc.identifier.citation |
Jónsdóttir , M K , Pálsdóttir , E B , Hannesdóttir , S Ý & Karlsson , Þ 2022 , ' Lay Knowledge About Dementia in Iceland : Symptoms and Risk and Protective Factors ' , Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine , vol. 8 , pp. 23337214221142937 . https://doi.org/10.1177/23337214221142937 |
dc.identifier.issn |
2333-7214 |
dc.identifier.other |
104183608 |
dc.identifier.other |
34b132bb-be8d-49d9-b3fd-048ceacd2738 |
dc.identifier.other |
36568486 |
dc.identifier.other |
PubMedCentral: PMC9780762 |
dc.identifier.other |
85144524794 |
dc.identifier.uri |
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/4074 |
dc.description |
© The Author(s) 2022. |
dc.description.abstract |
No studies are available on the lay knowledge about dementia in Nordic countries. A survey was sent to 829 Icelanders aged 25 to 65 (61.2% female). 60.8% resided in the capital area of Reykjavik. About 90% or more recognized eight of eleven dementia symptoms, with females recognizing them proportionally more often than males. About 50% believed that an individual's risk of developing dementia could be modified. For individual risk factors, agreement ranged from 4% (hearing loss) to 75.1% (history of brain injury). Knowledge about cardiovascular risk factors ranged from 24.8% (obese) to 43.6% (high blood pressure). Participants acknowledged the importance of a healthy diet and an active lifestyle, but only 8% identified a low education level as a risk factor. Public health campaigns and educational efforts about dementia should focus on the whole lifespan targeting all risk and protective factors operating throughout the lifespan. |
dc.format.extent |
140716 |
dc.format.extent |
23337214221142937 |
dc.language.iso |
en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine; 8() |
dc.rights |
info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
dc.subject |
Sálfræði |
dc.title |
Lay Knowledge About Dementia in Iceland : Symptoms and Risk and Protective Factors |
dc.type |
/dk/atira/pure/researchoutput/researchoutputtypes/contributiontojournal/article |
dc.description.version |
Peer reviewed |
dc.identifier.doi |
10.1177/23337214221142937 |
dc.contributor.department |
Department of Psychology |
dc.contributor.department |
Other departments |