Knowledge and attitudes towards dementia in a sample of medical residents from a university-hospital in São Paulo, Brazil

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Autor(a) principal: Jacinto,Alessandro Ferrari
Data de Publicação: 2016
Outros Autores: Boas,Paulo José Fortes Villas, Mayoral,Vânia Ferreira de Sá, Citero,Vanessa de Albuquerque
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Dementia & Neuropsychologia
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Resumo: An estimated 61% of the 24.3 million people diagnosed with dementia worldwide live in underdeveloped countries, including Brazil, where a public healthcare system covers the majority of the population. This care is usually provided by General Practitioners (GP) and in Brazil many doctors recently graduated from medical school and residents of different medical specialties practice as GPs. Objective : The aim of this study was to describe the knowledge and attitudes about dementia in a sample of Brazilian medical residents from a university-hospital in São Paulo, Brazil. Methods : A total of 152 Brazilian medical residents participated in the study. Participants answered a "Knowledge Quiz" (KQ) and "Attitude Quiz" (AQ) about dementia issues, transculturally adapted for use in Brazilian physicians. A descriptive analysis of the correct answers on knowledge and of the attitude aspects was performed. Results : The medical residents showed poor knowledge (<50%) about dementia prevalence and incidence and a good knowledge on disease management and diagnosis. Participants tended to be optimistic about caring for demented patients. Conclusion : In this study, it is likely that the physicians' good knowledge about dementia issues is the reason for their optimism dealing with demented patients.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Knowledge and attitudes towards dementia in a sample of medical residents from a university-hospital in São Paulo, Brazil
title Knowledge and attitudes towards dementia in a sample of medical residents from a university-hospital in São Paulo, Brazil
spellingShingle Knowledge and attitudes towards dementia in a sample of medical residents from a university-hospital in São Paulo, Brazil
Jacinto,Alessandro Ferrari
health knowledge
attitudes
general practitioners
aged
dementia
title_short Knowledge and attitudes towards dementia in a sample of medical residents from a university-hospital in São Paulo, Brazil
title_full Knowledge and attitudes towards dementia in a sample of medical residents from a university-hospital in São Paulo, Brazil
title_fullStr Knowledge and attitudes towards dementia in a sample of medical residents from a university-hospital in São Paulo, Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge and attitudes towards dementia in a sample of medical residents from a university-hospital in São Paulo, Brazil
title_sort Knowledge and attitudes towards dementia in a sample of medical residents from a university-hospital in São Paulo, Brazil
author Jacinto,Alessandro Ferrari
author_facet Jacinto,Alessandro Ferrari
Boas,Paulo José Fortes Villas
Mayoral,Vânia Ferreira de Sá
Citero,Vanessa de Albuquerque
author_role author
author2 Boas,Paulo José Fortes Villas
Mayoral,Vânia Ferreira de Sá
Citero,Vanessa de Albuquerque
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Jacinto,Alessandro Ferrari
Boas,Paulo José Fortes Villas
Mayoral,Vânia Ferreira de Sá
Citero,Vanessa de Albuquerque
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv health knowledge
attitudes
general practitioners
aged
dementia
topic health knowledge
attitudes
general practitioners
aged
dementia
description An estimated 61% of the 24.3 million people diagnosed with dementia worldwide live in underdeveloped countries, including Brazil, where a public healthcare system covers the majority of the population. This care is usually provided by General Practitioners (GP) and in Brazil many doctors recently graduated from medical school and residents of different medical specialties practice as GPs. Objective : The aim of this study was to describe the knowledge and attitudes about dementia in a sample of Brazilian medical residents from a university-hospital in São Paulo, Brazil. Methods : A total of 152 Brazilian medical residents participated in the study. Participants answered a "Knowledge Quiz" (KQ) and "Attitude Quiz" (AQ) about dementia issues, transculturally adapted for use in Brazilian physicians. A descriptive analysis of the correct answers on knowledge and of the attitude aspects was performed. Results : The medical residents showed poor knowledge (<50%) about dementia prevalence and incidence and a good knowledge on disease management and diagnosis. Participants tended to be optimistic about caring for demented patients. Conclusion : In this study, it is likely that the physicians' good knowledge about dementia issues is the reason for their optimism dealing with demented patients.
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