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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE AND OTHER DEMENTIAS
Volume 23, Issue 3, Pages 267-273Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/1533317508317818
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Alzheimer's disease; attitudes; contact; adolescents
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The current generation of young adults will be greatly affected by Alzheimer's disease (AD), but little is known about their attitudes toward persons with Alzheimer's disease. The current study assessed attitudes about Alzheimer's disease in young adults with varying levels of contact with the disease. It was hypothesized that participants who had a high level of contact with someone with Alzheimer's disease previously, in the form of a close relationship, would report more positive attitudes than participants with a low level of contact or no contact. Results revealed that participants who had a high level of contact with persons with AD were more willing to make personal sacrifices for Alzheimer's disease than those who had no contact. Younger persons may realize a greater need to Support persons with Alzheimer's disease if they have been personally affected by the disease through a close relationship.
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