05.06. What factors predominantly affect perceptions about dementia? | Hong Kong SAR

05.06. What factors predominantly affect perceptions about dementia? | Hong Kong SAR

19 Aug 2022

Findings from a local study indicate that a brief exposure of dementia information can lead to stigma reduction and it suggests that community education is highly significant in reducing barriers towards early detection and treatment of dementia (Cheng et al., 2011). On the other hand, the renaming of Chinese terminology of dementia in 2012 also alters the way people in Hong Kong perceive dementia. A survey of 466 respondents with dementia and carers reveals that for half of them, the old Chinese name of dementia caused them to be stigmatised (Chiu et al., 2014).

References:

Cheng, S., Lam, L., Chan, L., Law, A., Fung, A., et al. (2011). The effects of exposure to scenarios about dementia on stigma and attitudes toward dementia care in a Chinese community. International Psychogeriatrics(23(9)), 1433-1441. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610211000834

Chiu, H., Sato, M., Kua, E., Lee, M., Yu, X., et al. (2014). Renaming dementia – an East Asian perspective. International Psychogeriatrics, 26, 885-887. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610214000453