title: Family history and its relationship with dementia stigma beliefs among Chinese Americans.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  It is known that Chinese Americans associate dementia with stigma and "loss of face." However, further research is required to provide a more complete picture of the extent and nature of stigma in Chinese Americans with family histories of dementia (FHD). The present study examined whether FHD are associated with quantitative measures of stigma in Chinese Americans.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 300 Chinese Americans in two health seminars answered a 15-item, true/false questionnaire to assess their beliefs toward dementia. Two groups were dichotomized and compared based on FHD.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Both groups subscribed to moderately stigmatizing views about dementia. Our findings showed that the group with FHD was more likely to disclose having relatives with dementia. However, this group was also more likely to perceive patients with dementia to be incapable of feeling other people's worries or concerns at once.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Strategies to decrease stigma toward dementia are required. Cultural interventions must also extend into the Chinese American general public to reduce stigma of dementia. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2017; 17: 122-125.
authors.affiliation: Olive View - UCLA Medical Center, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: Benjamin Kp
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Woo
mesh_terms: D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D003704:Dementia / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking; D008875:Middle Aged; D057545:Social Stigma; D013240:Stereotyping; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States
keywords: Chinese Americans; dementia; family history of dementia; mental illness; stigma