Authors: Xin Zheng Jamie O P Chung Benjamin K P Woo
Publish Date: 2015/08/26
Volume: 40, Issue: 2, Pages: 372-374
Abstract
Chinese Americans one of the fastest growing ethnic groups among the US elderly population perceive high levels of dementia stigma The authors examined the extent of the stigma and explored the impact of media through a culturally tailored short film to modify dementia stigmaAmong 90 randomly selected participants 89 n = 80 found the short film to be a useful way to modify their misconceptions about dementia In the comparison between the group who felt less influenced by the short film and the group who recognized the short film to be extremely helpful the latter group had a higher baseline of stigma toward dementia as well as a shorter duration of residence in the USA
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