Open AccessPerceived Threat of Alzheimer’s Disease Among Chinese American Older Adults: The Role of Alzheimer’s Disease Literacy
Author(s) -
Fei Sun,
Xiang Gao,
David W. Coon
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology series b
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1758-5368
pISSN - 1079-5014
DOI - 10.1093/geronb/gbt095
Subject(s) - psychology , disease , psychological intervention , literacy , health literacy , sociocultural evolution , gerontology , clinical psychology , medicine , psychiatry , pedagogy , health care , pathology , sociology , anthropology , economics , economic growth
Guided by a Sociocultural Health Belief Model (SHBM), this study examined the roles of cultural beliefs of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and scientific knowledge of AD in influencing the perceived threat of AD in a sample of Chinese American older adults.
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