The effects of educational intervention on the myths surrounding Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease affects millions of Americans and remains the most common form of dementia in the elderly. Due to its evasive origin, myths about the disease have arisen within the general population, creating the need for increased public exposure to the accurate information currently known about Alzheimer's. Toward this end, 58 undergraduates participated in an investigation aimed at examining the amount of accurate information obtained through the use of an educational video about Alzheimer's disease. Results indicate that previous interest in the topic of aging was not a significant factor in the amount of information subjects' possessed about Alzheimer's disease. Furthermore, viewing the video significantly increased the subjects' knowledge base about the facts of the disease. In addition, the knowledge gains evidenced by video viewers were retained over a time period of one month. The results and implications for future research are discussed.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Year

1989

Author dc:creator

• Hallman, Penelope

Contributors dc:contributor

• Lori Temple

Statement dc:rights

• IN COPYRIGHT. For more information about this rights statement, please visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/rtds/74

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:oasis.library.unlv.edu:rtds-1073