Dementia awareness raising forum: Improving attitudes towards people living with dementia.

Dementia (London, England) Pub Date : 2024-08-25 DOI:10.1177/14713012241272852

Sheridan T Read, Rosemary Saunders, Matthew A Albrecht, Ravani Duggan

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Stigma surrounding dementia is a significant issue affecting individuals and communities leading to discrimination towards those living with the condition. However, the changing paradigm in dementia support to living well with dementia can reduce this stigma and improve community attitudes. A community initiative aimed to address this evaluated the impact of a two-hour education forum involving 92 community members. Presentations from experts, including a person with dementia, addressed dementia-related human rights issues and initiatives to live well with dementia. Attendees completed the new Dementia Community Attitudes Questionnaire (DCAQ) aligned with the evolving paradigm of living well with dementia before and after the forum. Participants with prior dementia education had higher initial scores while those without education showed more significant improvements. Almost all DCAQ items showed post-forum score improvements. This community Dementia Awareness Raising Forum provided an opportunity for people to come together and initiate conversations around dementia resulting in more positive community attitudes.

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提高对痴呆症认识的论坛：改善对痴呆症患者的态度。

围绕痴呆症的污名化是影响个人和社区的一个重要问题，导致对痴呆症患者的歧视。然而，改变痴呆症支持模式，让痴呆症患者生活得更好，可以减少这种耻辱感并改善社区态度。一项旨在解决这一问题的社区倡议对 92 名社区成员参与的两小时教育论坛的影响进行了评估。包括一名痴呆症患者在内的专家发表了演讲，探讨了与痴呆症相关的人权问题以及与痴呆症患者和睦相处的倡议。与会者在论坛前后填写了新的痴呆症社区态度问卷（DCAQ），该问卷与不断发展的痴呆症患者健康生活模式相一致。曾接受过痴呆症教育的与会者初始得分较高，而未接受过教育的与会者则有更明显的改善。几乎所有的 DCAQ 项目在论坛后都有所改善。这次社区提高痴呆症意识论坛为人们提供了一个机会，使他们能够聚集在一起，就痴呆症问题展开对话，从而形成更加积极的社区态度。

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