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P4‐470: THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN INFORMAL CAREGIVING AND BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTORS: AN ANALYSIS BASED ON DATA OF THE BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (BRFSS)
Author(s) -
Gottschalk Sophie,
König Hans-Helmut,
Brettschneider Christian
Publication year - 2019
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.2019.06.4142
Subject(s) - behavioral risk factor surveillance system , logistic regression , medicine , overweight , obesity , binge drinking , behavioral risk , odds ratio , alcohol consumption , gerontology , odds , risk factor , population , demography , environmental health , poison control , injury prevention , alcohol , biochemistry , chemistry , sociology
views were regarding living arrangements (42% and 52% of participants had positive views about people with dementia living outside nursing homes and in the community, respectively). Only 19% of participants knew about advanced care planning however the majority (>68%) had positive views on planning and making their healthcare decisions. Higher educational attainment ( university degrees) and higher income were associated with 4.5-point (95%1⁄4-0.08, 9.03) and 2.4-point (95% CI1⁄40.43, 4.32) higher knowledge scores in linear regression models; results remain comparable in adjusted models. Other factors were not associated with dementia knowledge; socioeconomic and other factors were not related to attitudes towards dementia or advanced care planning. Conclusions: Results from this Lebanese sample show a deficit in knowledge on caregiving, risk factors, and advanced care planning and in attitudes towards living in the community with people with dementia. These findings call for educational and awareness efforts that prioritize these topics and lower socioeconomic groups to improve dementia prevention, detection, and care.