- Title
- Dementia is the second most feared condition among Australian health service consumers: results of a cross-sectional survey
- Creator
- Watson, Rochelle; Sanson-Fisher, Robert; Bryant, Jamie; Mansfield, Elise
- Relation
- BMC Public Health Vol. 23, no. 876
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15772-y
- Publisher
- BioMed Central Ltd.
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2023
- Description
- Fear of disease may act as a barrier to screening or early diagnosis. This cross-sectional survey of 355 people attending outpatient clinics at one Australian hospital found that cancer (34%) and dementia (29%) were the most feared diseases. Participants aged 65 years and over feared dementia the most.
- Subject
- dementia; fear; community awareness; Australia; SDG 3; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1488496
- Identifier
- uon:52466
- Identifier
- ISSN:1471-2458
- Rights
- X
- Language
- eng
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