Blendon Robert J, Benson John M, Wikler Elizabeth M, Weldon Kathleen J, Georges Jean, Baumgart Matthew, Kallmyer Beth A
Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Int J Alzheimers Dis. 2012;2012:903645. doi: 10.1155/2012/903645. Epub 2012 Sep 11.
The objective of this paper is to understand how the public's beliefs in five countries may change as more families have direct experience with Alzheimer's disease. The data are derived from a questionnaire survey conducted by telephone (landline and cell) with 2678 randomly selected adults in France, Germany, Poland, Spain, and the United States. The paper analyzes the beliefs and anticipated behavior of those in each country who report having had a family member with Alzheimer's disease versus those who do not. In one or more countries, differences were found between the two groups in their concern about getting Alzheimer's disease, knowledge that the disease is fatal, awareness of certain symptoms, and support for increased public spending. The results suggest that as more people have experience with a family member who has Alzheimer's disease, the public will generally become more concerned about Alzheimer's disease and more likely to recognize that Alzheimer's disease is a fatal disease. The findings suggest that other beliefs may only be affected if there are future major educational campaigns about the disease. The publics in individual countries, with differing cultures and health systems, are likely to respond in different ways as more families have experience with Alzheimer's disease.
本文的目的是了解随着越来越多的家庭直接接触到阿尔茨海默病，五个国家公众的观念可能会如何变化。数据来自一项通过电话（固定电话和手机）对法国、德国、波兰、西班牙和美国的2678名随机抽取的成年人进行的问卷调查。本文分析了每个国家中报告有家庭成员患有阿尔茨海默病的人与没有此类情况的人在观念和预期行为上的差异。在一个或多个国家中，两组人在对患阿尔茨海默病的担忧、对该疾病致命性的认知、对某些症状的知晓以及对增加公共支出的支持方面存在差异。结果表明，随着越来越多的人有家庭成员患有阿尔茨海默病的经历，公众通常会更加关注阿尔茨海默病，并且更有可能认识到阿尔茨海默病是一种致命疾病。研究结果表明，只有在未来开展关于该疾病的重大教育活动时，其他观念才可能受到影响。由于文化和卫生系统不同，随着越来越多的家庭有阿尔茨海默病的经历，各个国家的公众可能会有不同的反应。
