Open AccessAttitude Towards Alzheimer’s Disease Among Undergraduate Students of University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago
Author(s) -
Joan M. Rawlins,
Donovan McGrowder,
Lirmala Kampradi,
Allan Ali,
Travis Austin,
Annalisa Beckles,
Renesha Dass,
Mahesh Diaram,
Preenita Jahorie,
M. K. Nabeel Mohammed,
Isaac Dialsingh
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/10170.6571
Subject(s) - disease , health care , test (biology) , psychology , alzheimer's disease , medicine , cognition , family medicine , gerontology , psychiatry , pathology , paleontology , economics , biology , economic growth
Alzheimer's disease is most common among the dementias and is characterized by gradual declines in functional and cognitive abilities. Caregivers including family members play a key role in providing critically needed care for these patients.