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PO3.8. Assessing knowledge & perceptions towards people with Alzheimer´s disease among employees of a pharma company
GARCIA ARCELAY Elena1, GARCIA RIBAS Guillermo2, MONTOYA Alonso2, MAURIÑO Jorge1
1Roche Farma, Madrid, Spain, 2Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain, 3Hoffmann-La Roche Limited, Mississagua, Ontario, Canada
Objectives: Increased knowledge about an illness may help identifying the disorder to seek for an earlier intervention and appropriate healthcare. However, information about how the public knows about its risk factors, diagnosis, course, and management are limited. The main aim of this study was to assess knowledge and perceptions about AD from the caregiver/non-caregiver perspectives using a standardized battery of questionnaires.
Methods: A non-interventional, cross-sectional, anonymized web-based study was conducted among employees of Roche Spain. Participants answered sociodemographic questions and the Alzheimer´s Disease Knowledge Scale (ADKS). Caregivers answered questions related to their personal experience caring for someone with AD and fulfilled the Satisfaction with Life Scale, Beck Depression Inventory-Fast Screen, and the disruption dimension of the Revised Memory and Behavior Problems Checklist.
Results: A total of 447 subjects participated (19% of the total of employees). 63% were between 30-50 years old, 65% were female, and 83% had bachelor or master degrees. Forty-two (9%) of participants were caregivers, mainly of moderate to severe dementia subjects. Overall knowledge about AD was moderate (mean ADKS score = 21.2 ± 2.8 [71% of correct answers]). Risk factors and caregiving were the lowest scores domains (correct answers percentage= 59% and 63%, respectively). Mean ADKS score was significantly higher in participants caring people with AD compared with non-caregivers (22.1 ± 2.9 and 21.0 ± 2.8; p=0.02, respectively). The scores were not influenced by age, sex, or educational level. Most caregivers were satisfied with life (mean SWLS score = 26.8 ± 5.6) showing a low impact reaction to disruptive behaviors (mean RMBPC score = 9.1 ± 9.1). Six of them (14%) were scored as depressed.
Conclusions: There is a continuing need to improve the understanding of AD to fulfill the gaps in knowledge of AD, even in a population working in healthcare with a high level of education.
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