Study Gauges Rural, Older Adults' Knowledge of Alzheimer's (IMAGE)

Florida Atlantic University

Study Gauges Rural, Older Adults' Knowledge of Alzheimer's

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Lisa Kirk Wiese, Ph.D., senior author and an assistant professor in FAU's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing pictured with a participant at one of the senior centers. Results of the study show that three-fourths of the participants knew that annual cognitive screening is recommended for older adults, but only one-fourth had been previously screened. Sociodemographic findings revealed that a majority of participants (86 percent) would partake in annual memory screenings if offered, regardless of their education or health literacy level.

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