Implicit attitudes towards dementia after education: Preliminary trial results from Japan

CONCLUSIONS: Although measuring implicit attitudes using IRAP is deemed not feasible for people in their 70s and older, the differences in interaction experience would be evidence supporting the validity of the measurements of implicit attitudes towards dementia. The results suggest that dementia-friendly education, using VR, improves implicit attitudes towards dementia.PMID:38357750 | DOI:10.1111/ajag.13284

Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing - February 15, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Hiroshige Matsumoto Haruno Suzuki Haruna Kugai Manami Takaoka Mariko Sakka Kenichiro Ito Noriko Yamamoto-Mitani Ayumi Igarashi Source Type: research