Department of Sociology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, 12480Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
School of Social Work, 172767Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen. 2022 Jan-Dec;37:15333175221112143. doi: 10.1177/15333175221112143.
Alzheimer's disease and related dementias are more prevalent in rural areas than in urban areas in China. This study aims to examine the role of dementia beliefs and knowledge in influencing dementia worry among rural adults in China. Data were generated in a cross-sectional survey of 577 participants. Hierarchical regression analyses found that both the beliefs and knowledge of dementia contributed to higher levels of dementia worry. The propensity score matching method affirmed the robustness of regression results. In addition, those aged 45-64 reported higher worry about dementia than those aged 65 or older, while being married was related to lower dementia worry. As one of the first kind studies that examined dementia worry in rural Chinese population, our findings suggest that policy and practice efforts should address cultural beliefs of dementia as they contributed to higher worry about dementia in rural areas.
在中国，农村地区的阿尔茨海默病和相关痴呆症比城市地区更为普遍。本研究旨在探讨痴呆症信念和知识在影响中国农村成年人痴呆症担忧中的作用。数据来自对 577 名参与者的横断面调查。分层回归分析发现，痴呆症的信念和知识都与更高水平的痴呆症担忧有关。倾向评分匹配方法证实了回归结果的稳健性。此外，45-64 岁的人群比 65 岁或以上的人群对痴呆症的担忧更高，而已婚则与较低的痴呆症担忧有关。作为首次在中国农村人群中研究痴呆症担忧的研究之一，我们的研究结果表明，政策和实践努力应该解决痴呆症的文化观念，因为这些观念导致了农村地区更高的痴呆症担忧。
