Knowledge and attitudes towards dementia among final-year medical students in Brazil

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dc.citation.issue4
dc.citation.volume63
dc.contributor.authorJacinto, Alessandro Ferrari
dc.contributor.authorCitero, Vanessa de Albuquerque [UNIFESP]
dc.contributor.authorde Lima Neto, Jose Luiz
dc.contributor.authorBoas, Paulo Jose Fortes Villas
dc.contributor.authordo Valle, Adriana Polachini
dc.contributor.authorRaza Leite, Ananda Ghelfi
dc.coverageSao Paulo
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-17T14:02:23Z
dc.date.available2020-07-17T14:02:23Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractObjective: Among all countries, Brazil is expected to have the sixth largest elderly population in 2025. Dementia syndromes are prominent among aging-related diseases. Despite the necessity of and curriculum for training in geriatric medicine to make recommendations on an approach to this theme, adequate training appears to be infrequent. The present study aimed to evaluate the knowledge about dementia and students' attitude towards it during the last semester of the medical course in two of the most important Brazilian medical schools. Method: In our study, a sample of 189 students was invited to complete questionnaires comprising demographic and professional topics, knowledge with respect to cognitive alterations in the elderly and attitudes in dealing with an elderly patient with dementia. Results: A total of 155 students accepted to participate in the studyen
dc.description.abstract92(59.7%) considered that they had good training in cognitive alterations during their undergraduate medical course, while 67 (58.8%) of them declared having had only theoretical training. Regarding knowledge, the students obtained a mean of 6.9, out of a scale from 0 to 14 points. As for attitudes, the students agreed that they can contribute to the life quality of the patient and of the caregiver, and that it is useful to provide the diagnosis to the family. Conclusion: The findings of this study are relevant for overturn the educational barriers of physicians in relation to the care of patients with dementia.en
dc.description.affiliationUniv Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho FM, Fac Med Botucatu, Dept Internal Med, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Sao Paulo EPM Unifesp, Escola Paulista Med, Dept Psychiat, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationFMB Unesp, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationFMB Unesp, Dept Internal Med, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationFMB Unesp, Collect Hlth Grad Program, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnifespUniv Fed Sao Paulo EPM Unifesp, Escola Paulista Med, Dept Psychiat, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
dc.description.sourceWeb of Science
dc.format.extent366-370
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1806-9282.63.04.366
dc.identifier.citationRevista Da Associacao Medica Brasileira. Sao Paulo, v. 63, n. 4, p. 366-370, 2017.
dc.identifier.doi10.1590/1806-9282.63.04.366
dc.identifier.fileS0104-42302017000400366.pdf
dc.identifier.issn0104-4230
dc.identifier.scieloS0104-42302017000400366
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/54784
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000403455000016
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAssoc Medica Brasileira
dc.relation.ispartofRevista Da Associacao Medica Brasileira
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectageden
dc.subjectdementiaen
dc.subjecthealth knowledgeen
dc.subjectattitudes and practice in healthen
dc.subjectmedical studentsen
dc.titleKnowledge and attitudes towards dementia among final-year medical students in Brazilen
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
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