The Impact of Experience with a Family Member with Alzheimer’s Disease on Views about the Disease across Five Countries
Table 2
Attitudes and beliefs about Alzheimer’s disease, by experience with a family member.
Attitude or belief Country (unweighted for total sample; those who have had a family member with AD; those who have not)
Total % (CI 95%)
Yes, have ever had family member with AD % (CI 95%)
No, have not % (CI 95%)
value (family member versus no family member)
Choose Alzheimer’s disease from list of seven diseases as the one they are most afraid of getting
France (; 166; 363)
27 (23–31)
30 (22–37)
26 (21–31)
0.428
Germany (; 177; 317)
23 (19–27)
31 (23–38)
19 (14–24)
0.015
Poland (; 92; 410)
12 (9–15)
24 (15–33)
9 (6–13)
0.004
Spain (; 172; 328)
24 (20–28)
29 (21–36)
21 (16–26)
0.082
US (; 257; 379)
22 (18–25)
27 (21–33)
18 (14–22)
0.014
If exhibiting confusion and memory loss, you would go to a doctor to determine if cause was Alzheimer’s disease
France (; 166; 363)
88 (85–91)
92 (87–97)
87 (83–91)
0.116
Germany (; 177; 317)
90 (87–93)
89 (84–94)
91 (87–94)
0.637
Poland (; 92; 410)
85 (82–89)
89 (82–96)
85 (80–89)
0.271
Spain (; 172; 328)
95 (93–98)
93 (88–97)
97 (95–99)
0.126
US (; 257; 379)
89 (86–92)
86 (81–91)
91 (88–94)
0.106
Believe an effective treatment currently available to slow the progression of the disease and make symptoms less severe
France (; 166; 363)
40 (35–44)
45 (37–53)
38 (33–43)
0.183
Germany (; 177; 317)
42 (37–47)
45 (37–53)
40 (34–46)
0.360
Poland (; 92; 410)
63 (58–67)
64 (53–75)
63 (57–68)
0.826
Spain (; 172; 328)
27 (23–31)
29 (22–36)
26 (21–31)
0.510
US (; 257; 379)
46 (42–51)
48 (41–54)
46 (40–51)
0.699
Believe reliable test currently available to determine if a person suffering from confusion and memory loss is in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease
France (; 166; 363)
50 (46–55)
52 (44–60)
49 (44–55)
0.636
Germany (; 177; 317)
43 (39–48)
48 (39–56)
41 (35–47)
0.216
Poland (; 92; 410)
38 (34–43)
33 (23–44)
40 (34–45)
0.291
Spain (; 172; 328)
48 (43–53)
56 (48–65)
44 (38–50)
0.014
US (; 257; 379)
59 (55–63)
59 (52–65)
60 (54–65)
0.840
Very likely to get diagnostic test if, in the future, one became available that would tell people before they had symptoms whether they will get Alzheimer’s disease
