Joo Soo Hyun, Jo In Sook, Kim Hee Jin, Lee Chang Uk
Department of Psychiatry, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Seocho Center for Dementia, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Psychiatry Investig. 2021 Dec;18(12):1198-1204. doi: 10.30773/pi.2021.0295. Epub 2021 Dec 23.
South Korea is one of the countries with a very fast aging rate, and the prevalence of dementia is rapidly increasing. However, there are relatively few studies pertaining to sociodemographic and physical health-related factors associated with dementia knowledge and dementia worry.
This was a cross-sectional survey of a community in Seocho-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Overall, 1,869 adults aged 60 years participated. Participants completed an online interview or face-to-face interview. Survey data comprised self-report questions including dementia knowledge, dementia worry, demographic, psychological, exercise, and cognitive activities. We conducted logistic regression analysis.
There was a significant positive association between dementia worry and knowledge. Family history of dementia, education, income, sleep problems, depressed mood and loss of volition, chronic diseases, and presence of a past job were associated with dementia knowledge or worry. Reading, art, or social cognitive activities had a significant positive association with dementia knowledge, and writing or musical cognitive activities had a negative association with dementia worry.
We found that people with more dementia knowledge and less dementia worry engaged more in cognitive activities that could prevent dementia. Public education should be planned to improve dementia knowledge and reduce dementia worry.
韩国是老龄化速度非常快的国家之一，痴呆症的患病率正在迅速上升。然而，关于与痴呆症知识和痴呆症担忧相关的社会人口统计学和身体健康相关因素的研究相对较少。
这是一项对韩国首尔瑞草区一个社区的横断面调查。共有1869名60岁的成年人参与。参与者完成了在线访谈或面对面访谈。调查数据包括自我报告问题，如痴呆症知识、痴呆症担忧、人口统计学、心理、运动和认知活动。我们进行了逻辑回归分析。
痴呆症担忧与知识之间存在显著的正相关。痴呆症家族史、教育程度、收入、睡眠问题、情绪低落和意志丧失、慢性病以及过去是否有工作与痴呆症知识或担忧有关。阅读、艺术或社会认知活动与痴呆症知识有显著的正相关，而写作或音乐认知活动与痴呆症担忧有负相关。
我们发现，痴呆症知识较多且痴呆症担忧较少的人更多地参与了可以预防痴呆症的认知活动。应规划公共教育以提高痴呆症知识并减少痴呆症担忧。
