Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) have published “The World Alzheimer Report 2019: Attitudes to dementia”, following analyses of a large online survey on attitudes to dementia, which gathered the views of 70,000 people from across 155 countries and territories.
The survey covered four demographic groups: people living with dementia, carers, healthcare practitioners and the general public. Analysis of the study, which collected responses from a range of stakeholders, was carried out by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
From the report, some key findings included:
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Almost 80% of the public are concerned about developing dementia and 1 in 4 people believe that nothing can be done to prevent dementia.
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35% of carers across the world said that they have hidden the diagnosis of dementia of a family member.
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More than half of carers globally say their health has declined as a result of caregiving, even whilst expressing positive sentiments about their role.
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Almost 62% of healthcare providers worldwide think that dementia is part of normal ageing.
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40% of the general public think doctors and nurses ignore people with dementia.
The full report can be downloaded at: https://www.alz.co.uk/research/world-report-2019
