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Emotional reactions toward people with dementia - results of a population survey from Germany. / von dem Knesebeck, Olaf; Angermeyer, Matthias C; Lüdecke, Daniel; Kofahl, Christopher.

In: INT PSYCHOGERIATR, Vol. 26, No. 3, 01.03.2014, p. 435-41.

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von dem Knesebeck, O, Angermeyer, MC, Lüdecke, D & Kofahl, C 2014, 'Emotional reactions toward people with dementia - results of a population survey from Germany', INT PSYCHOGERIATR, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 435-41. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610213002056

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von dem Knesebeck, O., Angermeyer, M. C., Lüdecke, D., & Kofahl, C. (2014). Emotional reactions toward people with dementia - results of a population survey from Germany. INT PSYCHOGERIATR, 26(3), 435-41. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610213002056

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von dem Knesebeck O, Angermeyer MC, Lüdecke D, Kofahl C. Emotional reactions toward people with dementia - results of a population survey from Germany. INT PSYCHOGERIATR. 2014 Mar 1;26(3):435-41. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610213002056

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title = "Emotional reactions toward people with dementia - results of a population survey from Germany",
abstract = "BACKGROUND: Emotional reactions toward people with disorders are an important component of stigma process. In this study, emotional reactions of the German public toward people with dementia were analyzed.METHODS: Analyses are based on a national mail survey conducted in 2012. Sample consists of persons aged 18 to 79 years living in private households in Germany. In all 1,795 persons filled out the questionnaire, reflecting a response rate of 78%. Respondents were asked about their emotional reactions and beliefs about dementia.RESULTS: A vast majority of the respondents expressed pro-social reactions, i.e. they felt pity, sympathy, and the need to help a person with dementia. Dementia patients rarely evoked anger (10% or less). Between 25% and 50% of the population showed reactions indicating fear. Respondents who had contacts with a person having dementia or had cared for a dementia patient tended to show less negative reactions (fear, anger) and more pro-social reactions. Respondents who showed pronounced fearful reactions were less likely to believe that dementia patients had a high quality of life, were less willing to care for a family member with dementia at home, and were more skeptical about early detection of dementia. Comparison with the results of another study suggests that fearful reactions toward persons with dementia are much more pronounced than in the case of depression, and less pronounced than in the case of schizophrenia.CONCLUSIONS: Fearful reactions toward people with dementia are quite common in the German general public. To reduce fear, educational programs and contact-based approaches should be considered.",
keywords = "Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Anger, Attitude, Caregivers, Data Collection, Dementia, Depressive Disorder, Emotions, Empathy, Fear, Female, Germany, Helping Behavior, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Quality of Life, Schizophrenia, Social Stigma, Young Adult",
author = "{von dem Knesebeck}, Olaf and Angermeyer, {Matthias C} and Daniel L{\"u}decke and Christopher Kofahl",
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language = "English",
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RIS

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T1 - Emotional reactions toward people with dementia - results of a population survey from Germany

AU - von dem Knesebeck, Olaf

AU - Angermeyer, Matthias C

AU - Lüdecke, Daniel

AU - Kofahl, Christopher

PY - 2014/3/1

Y1 - 2014/3/1

N2 - BACKGROUND: Emotional reactions toward people with disorders are an important component of stigma process. In this study, emotional reactions of the German public toward people with dementia were analyzed.METHODS: Analyses are based on a national mail survey conducted in 2012. Sample consists of persons aged 18 to 79 years living in private households in Germany. In all 1,795 persons filled out the questionnaire, reflecting a response rate of 78%. Respondents were asked about their emotional reactions and beliefs about dementia.RESULTS: A vast majority of the respondents expressed pro-social reactions, i.e. they felt pity, sympathy, and the need to help a person with dementia. Dementia patients rarely evoked anger (10% or less). Between 25% and 50% of the population showed reactions indicating fear. Respondents who had contacts with a person having dementia or had cared for a dementia patient tended to show less negative reactions (fear, anger) and more pro-social reactions. Respondents who showed pronounced fearful reactions were less likely to believe that dementia patients had a high quality of life, were less willing to care for a family member with dementia at home, and were more skeptical about early detection of dementia. Comparison with the results of another study suggests that fearful reactions toward persons with dementia are much more pronounced than in the case of depression, and less pronounced than in the case of schizophrenia.CONCLUSIONS: Fearful reactions toward people with dementia are quite common in the German general public. To reduce fear, educational programs and contact-based approaches should be considered.

AB - BACKGROUND: Emotional reactions toward people with disorders are an important component of stigma process. In this study, emotional reactions of the German public toward people with dementia were analyzed.METHODS: Analyses are based on a national mail survey conducted in 2012. Sample consists of persons aged 18 to 79 years living in private households in Germany. In all 1,795 persons filled out the questionnaire, reflecting a response rate of 78%. Respondents were asked about their emotional reactions and beliefs about dementia.RESULTS: A vast majority of the respondents expressed pro-social reactions, i.e. they felt pity, sympathy, and the need to help a person with dementia. Dementia patients rarely evoked anger (10% or less). Between 25% and 50% of the population showed reactions indicating fear. Respondents who had contacts with a person having dementia or had cared for a dementia patient tended to show less negative reactions (fear, anger) and more pro-social reactions. Respondents who showed pronounced fearful reactions were less likely to believe that dementia patients had a high quality of life, were less willing to care for a family member with dementia at home, and were more skeptical about early detection of dementia. Comparison with the results of another study suggests that fearful reactions toward persons with dementia are much more pronounced than in the case of depression, and less pronounced than in the case of schizophrenia.CONCLUSIONS: Fearful reactions toward people with dementia are quite common in the German general public. To reduce fear, educational programs and contact-based approaches should be considered.

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KW - Aged

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KW - Attitude

KW - Caregivers

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KW - Dementia

KW - Depressive Disorder

KW - Emotions

KW - Empathy

KW - Fear

KW - Female

KW - Germany

KW - Helping Behavior

KW - Humans

KW - Male

KW - Middle Aged

KW - Quality of Life

KW - Schizophrenia

KW - Social Stigma

KW - Young Adult

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VL - 26

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JO - INT PSYCHOGERIATR

JF - INT PSYCHOGERIATR

SN - 1041-6102

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