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[P1–598]: CONVERGENCE AND DIVERGENCE ACROSS META‐ANALYSES STUDYING COMPUTERISED COGNITIVE TRAINING IN OLDER ADULTS
Author(s) -
Kei Leung Isabella Hoi,
Hill Nicole T.M.,
Hallock Harry,
Birney Damian,
Lee Webb Shan,
Mowszowski Loren,
Valenzuela Michael,
Lampit Amit
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2017.06.614
Subject(s) - working memory , cognitive training , cognition , dementia , randomized controlled trial , working memory training , psychosocial , psychology , meta analysis , executive functions , verbal memory , medicine , clinical psychology , gerontology , disease , psychiatry
about what they currently taught about dementia in their school and whether they would be interested including some form of dementia education in the future. Supplementary information was collected about the schools’ characteristics (e.g. funding stream, intake policy). Results:63 secondary schools across East Sussex, West Sussex and Brighton & Hove responded to survey. Nine schools (14.3%) reported to having some form of dementia education within their curriculum. Inclusion of dementia within the curriculum was not predicted by any school characteristics (p>0,05). Only three schools engaged with Dementia Awareness Week. The majority of schools (75.4%) expressed an interest in including some form of dementia education within their school in the future. Conclusions: Despite calls to reduce stigma and improve attitudes towards dementia, there is at present very little being taught in secondary schools. It is also concerning that many schools do not try to raise awareness or utilise freely available content. However, the fact that the majority of respondents were interested in including some form of dementia education within their school is promising.