Department of Community Mental Health, University of Haifa, Israel.
Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University, USA.
Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2021 Jan-Feb;92:104246. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2020.104246. Epub 2020 Sep 6.
The combination of a growing population of older adults and increasing prevalence and awareness of dementia diagnoses suggests that dementia worry may also intensify. As a relatively new area of investigation, the dementia worry literature is growing, but variability in definitions and measurement continue. A scoping review was conducted to gather and examine existing research, as well as assist in guiding future studies in this area. The review focused on characterizing the conceptualization, measurement, and correlates of dementia worry.
Using PubMed, CINAHL, AgeLine, and PsycINFO, a search of literature concerning dementia worry was completed.
A total of 45 articles examining dementia worry fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Most studies were cross-sectional (n = 39), quantitative (n = 38), and conducted in the United States (n = 22). Inconsistencies in the conceptualization, measurement, and correlates examined make it difficult to determine the meaning and true levels of dementia worry.
Recent attention to dementia worry has increased awareness of the basic concept and its correlates. However, the lack of unity in the definition and measurement of dementia worry impedes advancement in this research area, as well as in establishing its clinical significance.
老年人口的增长以及痴呆诊断的发病率和认知度的提高，表明痴呆担忧可能也在加剧。作为一个相对较新的研究领域，痴呆担忧文献不断增加，但在定义和测量方面仍存在差异。本研究进行了范围综述，以收集和检查现有研究，并为该领域的未来研究提供指导。本综述侧重于痴呆担忧的概念化、测量和相关性。
通过 PubMed、CINAHL、AgeLine 和 PsycINFO 数据库，对有关痴呆担忧的文献进行了检索。
共有 45 篇符合纳入标准的文章探讨了痴呆担忧。大多数研究为横断面研究（n = 39）、定量研究（n = 38），并且在美国进行（n = 22）。在概念化、测量和相关性的研究中存在不一致性，这使得确定痴呆担忧的含义和真实水平变得困难。
最近对痴呆担忧的关注提高了对基本概念及其相关性的认识。然而，在痴呆担忧的定义和测量方面缺乏统一性，这阻碍了该研究领域的进展，也阻碍了其临床意义的确立。
