Abstract
Heightened awareness and perceived negativity of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) may increase health-related concerns about developing ADRD, also called dementia-related anxiety. Anticipating greater levels of ADRD stigma was expected to be associated with greater dementia-related anxiety. Middle-aged and older adults (N = 183, aged 40-80, M = 59.57) responded to online questionnaires about anticipated ADRD stigma, ADRD exposure, dementia-related anxiety, and potential psychosocial correlates of dementiarelated anxiety. Multivariate regression analyses revealed that self-perceived ADRD risk, ADRD exposure, and anticipated stigma remained significantly associated with dementia-related anxiety, after controlling for demographic variables. Reducing ADRD stigma may ease dementia-related anxiety, an area for future research.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 13-22 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | GeroPsych: The Journal of Gerontopsychology and Geriatric Psychiatry |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2021 |
Keywords
- ADRD exposure
- anticipated ADRD stigma
- dementia-related anxiety
- self-perceived dementia risk
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gerontology
- Geriatrics and Gerontology
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