Effects of a dementia screening program in the community meeting

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26380928
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Clinical psychology
• Research Institution: Tottori University
• Principal Investigator: Takeda Shinya 鳥取大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 講師 (00441569)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 認知症 / 包括的認知症検診プログラム / 認知症検診受診意図 / 認知症予防 / 早期発見 / 臨床心理学的地域援助

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In the present study, Ｉ focused on the main perception-related factors that affect people’s intention to undergo dementia screening. The results indicated that awareness of seriousness and knowledge of preventative lifestyle had significant influence on intention to undergo screening. The above results suggested that to increase the intention to undergo dementia screening, psychoeducation that encourages people to understand the serious consequences of dementia, efforts to spread awareness of the risk factors for dementia, and promotion of lifestyle factors that are preventative may be effective.

Free Research Field

臨床心理学