Exploring the impact of a co‐created dementia awareness session on dementia knowledge and attitudes in culturally diverse carers: a cross‐sectional analysis
Manjari Manimaran, Gabriela E Caballero, Eman Shatnawi, Emy Tsouros, Mai Tran, Nibras Jasim, An Nguyen, Emily Cope, Sonia Chan, Joyce Siette, Ann Dadich, Michelle DiGiacomo, Genevieve Z Steiner‐Lim, Diana Karamacoska · 2025
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Manimaran and co-authors test a dementia awareness session built with carers from many cultures in South-Western Sydney, Australia. Many carers hold wrong or bleak views of the condition for lack of teaching, and mixed-culture families are often missed by services. The two-hour session was shaped with local groups and run in six languages by bilingual teachers.
Carers who came outscored a group with no past teaching on most knowledge items, covering risk factors, signs, and care. Gains on attitudes were narrower: the group felt better informed and knew local services better, but deeper views of people with the condition barely moved. The authors say one session teaches facts well but shifts hearts slowly. They call for longer programs built for carers, tested before and after.
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| CREATOR | Manjari Manimaran, Gabriela E Caballero, Eman Shatnawi, Emy Tsouros, Mai Tran, Nibras Jasim, An Nguyen, Emily Cope, Sonia Chan, Joyce Siette, Ann Dadich, Michelle DiGiacomo, Genevieve Z Steiner‐Lim, Diana Karamacoska |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 3 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |