Differences in dementia prevention knowledge by educational attainment: an analysis of a household survey from Great Britain.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Higher levels of education are associated with slower cognitive decline and a lower risk of dementia, with some evidence of a causal relationship. However, the mechanisms explaining these associations are not well established.

Methods

We collected data on dementia knowledge using a cross-sectional household survey representative of the population of Great Britain. Dementia knowledge was assessed using a self-reported measure and a question measuring the knowledge of key risk factors. We examined whether dementia knowledge varied by levels of education (as measured by the level of the highest qualification) by fitting logistic regressions adjusted for confounding factors.

Findings

Out of the 5036 respondents aged 25 or over (46.6% male; average age 63.8), 9.

SUBMITTER: Nafilyan V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11816588 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature