Alessandro Ferrari Jacinto
Comparing knowledge and attitudes to dementia care in Brazilian and UK GPs to guide future decisions about educational interventions
Jacinto, Alessandro Ferrari; Gordon, Adam Lee; Samra, Rajvinder; Steiner, Ana Beatriz; Ferreira S� Mayoral, Vania; De Albuquerque Citero, Vanessa
Authors
ADAM GORDON Adam.Gordon@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of The Care of Older People
Rajvinder Samra
Ana Beatriz Steiner
Vania Ferreira S� Mayoral
Vanessa De Albuquerque Citero
Abstract
Background: Dementia training for Brazilian GPs is underdeveloped. We investigated knowledge and attitudes to dementia management amongst Brazilian GPs and compared these with previous UK findings to inform future decisions about how training is structured.
Methods: 115 Brazilian GPs were asked to complete a Portuguese translation of a questionnaire previously used in the UK. This comprised a 14-item multiple-choice knowledge quiz, and a 5-point Likert-scale questionnaire assessing attitudes across 10 dementia management domains. Exploratory factorial analysis was conducted for attitudes.
Results: Attitudes towards dementia demonstrated the same underlying factor structure, “heartsink” and “heartfelt” factors, in Brazil as in previous UK studies, explaining 61.6% of variance in responses. Knowledge scores were negatively correlated with both heartfelt and heartsink factors.
Conclusions: Greater knowledge about dementia was associated with some pessimism about dementia care. The similarity in the structure of attitudes towards dementia management between Brazilian and UK GPs provides a starting point for shared educational approaches targeting attitudes.
Citation
Jacinto, A. F., Gordon, A. L., Samra, R., Steiner, A. B., Ferreira Sá Mayoral, V., & De Albuquerque Citero, V. (2020). Comparing knowledge and attitudes to dementia care in Brazilian and UK GPs to guide future decisions about educational interventions. Gerontology and Geriatrics Education, 41(2), 250-257. https://doi.org/10.1080/02701960.2018.1551216
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Nov 5, 2018 |
Online Publication Date | Dec 15, 2018 |
Publication Date | 2020 |
Deposit Date | Dec 12, 2018 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 29, 2024 |
Journal | Gerontology & Geriatrics Education |
Print ISSN | 0270-1960 |
Electronic ISSN | 1545-3847 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis (Routledge) |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 41 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 250-257 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/02701960.2018.1551216 |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1407613 |
Publisher URL | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02701960.2018.1551216 |
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