title: Comparison of knowledge of and attitudes toward dementia between health-related and non-health-related university students.
abstract: [Purpose] This study compared the knowledge of and attitudes toward dementia between health-related and non-health-related students. [Subjects] The subjects consisted of a total of 416 people, 213 health-related students and 203 non-health-related students, at K University, which is located in Gyeongsangbuk-do, Republic of Korea, between May 1 and 14, 2014. [Methods] The subjects answered a self-administered questionnaire about their knowledge of and attitudes toward dementia. [Results] There was a significant difference in knowledge of and attitudes toward dementia between the two groups examined. [Conclusion] Health-related students displayed higher knowledge of dementia and a more positive attitude toward dementia compared with non-health-related students. In the future, education to cultivate professional knowledge about dementia and enhance positive attitudes toward dementia should be provided continuously to health-related students. This is because students in health-related fields will likely provide services to patients with dementia in the clinical field. Additionally, as they will likely provide support to the elderly in the future, non-health-related students also need to be educated about and develop positive attitudes toward dementia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Health, Kyungwoon University, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Mi-Hyun
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Yong
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Therapy, Hanlyo University, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Chan-Uk
authors.initials: CU
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, Inje University, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Yeong-Ae
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Yang
keywords: Attitude; Dementia; Knowledge
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