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What older adults in Udupi district know and think about dementia

Knowledge and attitude of older adults towards dementia in Udupi district: a cross sectional study - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/10/075489
Enrollment
123
Registered
2024-10-18
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-11-11

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL

Sponsors

Deepa
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1)People who are able to read, understand and write Kannada/English 2)Able to answer simple questions at a normal conversation from a distance of 5 feet with/without hearing aids 3)Able to read the headline and a sentence of the newspaper with/without regular glasses

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1)Older adults with cognitive deficits as self-reported or reported by caregivers, acute patients, critically ill adults who are not able to participate

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To understand the knowledge and attitude of older adults towards dementia in Udupi DistrictTimepoint: scales will be administered at the baseline—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To determine the relationship between knowledge and attitude towards dementia among older adults in Udupi DistrictTimepoint: scales will be administered at the baseline;Demographic detailsTimepoint: Scales will be administered at the baseline—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sebestina Anita Dsouza

Manipal College of Health Professions

sebestina.dsouza@manipal.edu919448152143

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026