Objective:

To investigate knowledge, attitude and preventive practice of dementia care among high school students in Macao.

Methods:

Questionnaires was developed and distributed to 10 randomly selected high schools in Macao and 586 valid questionnaires were returned.

Results:

Knowledge, attitude and preventive practice of dementia care were 56.27 ± 24.90, 73.97 ± 7.72 and 68.34 ± 14.05. There were positive relationships between preventive practice and attitude, and knowledge. The students of 2 high schools had participated or organized lectures or events related to dementia scored higher knowledge, attitude and preventive practice than those hadn’t. Knowledge and attitude of female students were significantly higher than male students. Knowledge and preventive practice of the high school students were significantly lower than primary health professionals in Macao.

Conclusion:

Most high school students in Macao had insufficient knowledge and inappropriate preventive practice of dementia care. Enhanced dementia education should be a strong agenda for high school students in Macao.

中文翻译：

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澳门中学生认知障碍症护理知识、态度及预防实践。

 客观的：

调查澳门中学生认知障碍症护理知识、态度及预防实践。

 方法：

随机抽取10所澳门高中编制问卷，回收有效问卷586份。

 结果：

痴呆护理知识、态度和预防实践分别为56.27±24.90、73.97±7.72和68.34±14.05。预防实践与态度和知识之间存在正相关关系。参加或组织过痴呆症相关讲座或活动的2所高中学生的知识、态度和预防实践得分高于未参加或组织过的学生。女学生的知识和态度显着高于男学生。澳门中学生的知识和预防实践明显低于初级卫生专业人员。

 结论：

澳门中学生对认知障碍症护理认知不足，预防措施不当。加强痴呆症教育应成为澳门高中生的一项重要议程。