311 KB0 KB2017Musil, BojanOšlak, Katjaštevilka:1letnik:1Str. 73-82COBISSID_HOST:23444744ISSN:2591-0906URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-6X4GDN7KslNacionalni inštitut za javno zdravjeJavno zdravjebolnikidemencadementiaiskanje pomočiizogibanjepatientsperson centerednesspersonal avoidanceseeking helpsprejemanjestigmatizacijastigmatizationOdnos do demence in stigma demence| Attitudes towards dementia and the stigma of dementia|The purpose of the study was to explore attitudes towards dementia and consequent manifestation and intensity of stigma concerning people with dementia. In the study, we used the adaptation of a questionnaire that was developed for the purpose of the Alzheimer's Australia 2012 project. It measures two components of stigma (personal avoidance and person centredness). We added two scales that measure the possibility of not seeking help and delaying seeking help in case of noticing the early signs of dementia. Study included 153 participants, aged between 19 and 87 years. The results showed some statistically significant differences in experiencing stigma considering some social-demographic factors. Men had higher level of personal avoidance and lower level of person centredness than women. Participants with lower education had higher levels of personal avoidance, but concerning level of education, we did not find any differences in experiencing person centredness. Contrary to the expectations was also the fact that older participants did not show higher levels of person centredness. It was found that intensity of person centredness at first ascends with age, but later starts descending. Opposite effect was found with personal avoidance, which was strongest with youngest and eldest participants. It was confirmed that people that had already had some contact with dementia patients in the past showed lower level of personal avoidance. It was also found out that experiencing negative views and desire for avoidance of dementia patients positively correlates with not seeking help and delaying seeking help in hypothetical case of experiencing early signs of dementiaNamen pričujočega prispevka je bil raziskati odnos do demence in posledično pojavnost in moč stigme do oseb z demenco. Za namen raziskave smo uporabili vprašalnik, ki je bil sestavljen v sklopu projekta Alzheimer's Australia 2012 in meri dve komponenti stigme (izogibanje oz. negativna prepričanja in sprejemanje oz. pozitivna prepričanja). Dodatno sta bili uporabljeni še dve lestvici, ki merita verjetnost neiskanja pomoči in odlašanja z iskanjem pomoči v primeru opažanja zgodnjih znakov demence pri sebi, in sta bili prav tako del prej omenjene avstralske raziskave. V raziskavi je sodelovalo 153 udeležencev starih med 19 in 87 let. Rezultati so pokazali, da prihaja do statistično pomembnih razlik glede na določene socialno-demografske dejavnike. Moški so odražali večjo mero negativnih prepričanj in tendence po izogibanju ter nižjo mero pozitivnih prepričanj in sprejemanja v primerjavi z ženskami. Nižje izobraženi posamezniki so načeloma odražali večjo mero negativnih prepričanj in tendence po izogibanju kot višje izobraženi, pri doživljanju pozitivnih prepričanj pa med udeleženci glede na stopnjo izobrazbe ni prišlo do razlik. S predvidevanji se ni ujemalo dejstvo, da starejši udeleženci v primerjavi z mlajšimi niso odražali višje mere pozitivnih prepričanj in sprejemanja. Izkazalo se je, da moč pozitivnih prepričanj z leti najprej narašča, potem pa začne upadati. Do obratnega učinka je prišlo pri negativnih prepričanjih, ki so bila najmočnejša pri najmlajših ter najstarejših udeležencih. Potrdilo se je, da so udeleženci s predhodnim stikom z osebo z demenco odražali manjšo mero stigme. Ugotovljena je bila tudi šibka pozitivna povezanost doživljanja negativnih prepričanj in želje po izogibanju z neiskanjem in odlašanjem iskanja pomoči v hipotetičnem primeru opažanja zgodnjih znakov demence pri sebiTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaNacionalni inštitut za javno zdravje