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PERCEPTIONS OF DEMENTIA AMONG LATINOS
by
Carlos Alberto Rodriguez
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF ARTS
(PSYCHOLOGY)
May 2011
Copyright 2011 Carlos Alberto Rodriguez
Object Description
| Title | Perceptions of dementia among Latinos |
| Author | Rodriguez, Carlos Alberto |
| Author email | rodrigca@usc.edu; o1rhyno@hotmail.com |
| Degree | Master of Arts |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | Psychology |
| School | College of Letters, Arts and Sciences |
| Date defended/completed | 2011-02-28 |
| Date submitted | 2011 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2011-04-26 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Gatz, Margaret |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Lopez, Steven Farver, Jo Ann |
| Abstract | The current study examined knowledge and perceptions of dementia among a convenience sample of 40 community-dwelling adult Latinos using the Alzheimer’s Disease Knowledge Scale (ADKS) and focus group interviews asking questions regarding the idioms, behavioral signs, etiology, risk and protective factors, help-seeking, and available treatments for dementia. The current sample had poorer knowledge scores on the ADKS than the standardization sample. Common themes from the qualitative data included: the belief that dementia is a normal part of aging, a lack of knowledge of specific treatments despite a recognition that seeking a medical diagnosis leads to the best treatment, overestimation of reported risk and protective factors of dementia, and little knowledge of the earliest signs of dementia. Participants also commonly described dementia as a loss of memories, and placed a high value on the family participating in dementia care. Risk indicators of low dementia literacy were low years of education, Spanish language preference, and fewer years of residence in the U.S., suggesting acculturation as an indicator of better dementia literacy among Latinos. |
| Keyword | psychology; health and environmental sciences; social sciences |
| Geographic subject (city or populated place) | Los Angeles |
| Geographic subject (state) | California |
| Geographic subject (country) | USA |
| Coverage date | 2010 |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m3772 |
| Rights | Rodriguez, Carlos Alberto |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Rodriguez-4173 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume44/etd-Rodriguez-4173.pdf |
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| Full text | PERCEPTIONS OF DEMENTIA AMONG LATINOS by Carlos Alberto Rodriguez A Thesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF ARTS (PSYCHOLOGY) May 2011 Copyright 2011 Carlos Alberto Rodriguez |
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