Lack of information means that negative perceptions are present at the individual, family, community, and society levels. While government does not have a negative perception, there is a high proportion of public employers that have these negative perceptions too and this may affect their overall behaviour. While it is evident that negative perceptions exist around dementia, there is only little documented evidence on perceptions of dementia coming from studies. From the few available, it becomes clear that lack of information and high stigma is present (Juárez-Cedillo et al., 2014).

References:

Juárez-Cedillo, T., Jarillo-Soto, E. C., & Rosas-Carrasco, O. (2014). Social representation of dementia and its influence on the search for early care by family member caregivers. American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias, 29(4), 344–353. https://doi.org/10.1177/1533317513517041