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Asian Americans’ Concerns And Plans About Alzheimer's Disease: The Role Of Exposure, Literacy And Cultural Beliefs, Yuri Jang, Hyumwoo Yoon, Nan Sook Park, Min-Kyoung Rhee, David A. Chiriboga
Asian Americans’ Concerns And Plans About Alzheimer's Disease: The Role Of Exposure, Literacy And Cultural Beliefs, Yuri Jang, Hyumwoo Yoon, Nan Sook Park, Min-Kyoung Rhee, David A. Chiriboga
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Responding to the increase of the Asian American population and the growing imperative to address issues on Alzheimer's disease (AD) in diverse populations, this study examined Asian Americans’ concerns about AD (both concerns about one's own development of AD and about becoming an AD caregiver) and plans for AD. Focus was given on exploring the role of AD exposure, AD literacy and cultural beliefs about AD in predicting AD‐related concerns and plans. Using data from 2,609 participants in the 2015 Asian American Quality of Life survey (aged 18–98), logistic regression models of three outcome measures (concerns about one's own development …