Fear of Dementia in the General Population: Findings from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP)
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Fear of Dementia in the General Population: Findings from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP). / Hajek, André; König, Hans-Helmut.
in: J ALZHEIMERS DIS, Jahrgang 75, Nr. 4, 2020, S. 1135-1140.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Fear of Dementia in the General Population: Findings from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP)
AU - Hajek, André
AU - König, Hans-Helmut
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - The aim was to identify the determinants of fear of dementia in the general population. Data were taken from the innovation sample (n = 1,498; year 2012) of a nationally representative, longitudinal study. Summarizing, 28.8% reported no fear of dementia, 34.3% reported a little fear of dementia, 21.2% reported some fear of dementia, and 15.7% reported severe fear of dementia. Regressions showed that increased fear of dementia was associated with increased age, being female, an increased perceived own risk for developing dementia, an increased agreement that a diagnosis of dementia would ruin one's life, and a decreased perception that memory deterioration is preventable. Addressing modifiable factors may assist in reducing fear of dementia.
AB - The aim was to identify the determinants of fear of dementia in the general population. Data were taken from the innovation sample (n = 1,498; year 2012) of a nationally representative, longitudinal study. Summarizing, 28.8% reported no fear of dementia, 34.3% reported a little fear of dementia, 21.2% reported some fear of dementia, and 15.7% reported severe fear of dementia. Regressions showed that increased fear of dementia was associated with increased age, being female, an increased perceived own risk for developing dementia, an increased agreement that a diagnosis of dementia would ruin one's life, and a decreased perception that memory deterioration is preventable. Addressing modifiable factors may assist in reducing fear of dementia.
U2 - 10.3233/JAD-200106
DO - 10.3233/JAD-200106
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 32390634
VL - 75
SP - 1135
EP - 1140
JO - J ALZHEIMERS DIS
JF - J ALZHEIMERS DIS
SN - 1387-2877
IS - 4
ER -