Saudi Journal of Nursing and Health Care (SJNHC)
Volume-2 | Issue-02 | 52-56
Original Research Article
Knowledge Regarding Alzheimer’s disease among Adults in Selected Urban Community of Jaipur City, With A View to Develop an Information Booklet
Dr. Mahipal Singh, Dr. Jogendra Sharma
Published : Feb. 25, 2019
Abstract
Introduction: The aged have to cope-up with many physical and mental health problems with advancing age requiring
constant attention. Depression, Hypertension, Arthritis, Dementia and Alzheimer’s are highly prevalent among the aged.
Alzheimer’s disease is known to men only since 100 years, Alzheimer’s disease is a form of dementia. Dementia is
derived from the Latin word de – “apart, away” and “mens” – mind. Dementia is a progressive brain dysfunction which
result in a restriction of daily activities and in most cases leads in the long term to the need for care. Dementia is the most
feared and divesting disorder of late life. Current estimates reveals that there are about 18 million cases of dementia in
the world and by 2025, there will be about 34 million suffering from dementia. The overall prevalence of dementia
ranges from 5 percent to 7 percent. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common dementing disorder accounting for 80
percent of all cases of dementia. Material & Methods: Anon-experimental, descriptivedesign was adopted to assess the
knowledge of adult regarding Alzheimer’s disease in a view to develop information booklet.The study was conducted on
100adults, who are in the age group of between 21 – 50 years from mansarowar area of Jaipur city, who fulfill the
inclusion criteria for the study. Data was collected from Jan 2014 to August 2014.A structured interview schedule was
used to assess the knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease. Results: The data revealed that, there is significant association
between level of knowledge and educational status, marital status and family .Major findings of study revealed that Out
of 100 adults 16 percent had adequate knowledge 37 percent had moderate knowledge and 47 percent had inadequate
knowledge on Alzheimer’s disease. The overall mean value of the adult’s knowledge regarding Alzheimer’s disease was
53.9 percent; mean were 16.17 and standard deviation of 15.5. Conclusion: After the detailed analysis of this study
shows that nearly 50% of population does not have adequate knowledge about Alzheimer’s disease, hence information
booklet will definitely help to increase their knowledge to facilitate better care for Alzheimer’s disease.