The Impact of Experience with a Family Member with Alzheimer’s Disease on Views about the Disease across Five Countries
Table 3
Perceptions of common symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, by experience with a family member.
Perceive each of the following to be a common symptom of Alzheimer’s disease 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)
Hallucinations or hearing voices
France (; 166; 363)
24 (20–28)
23 (16–30)
24 (19–29)
0.910
Germany (; 177; 317)
34 (29–39)
34 (26–42)
34 (28–40)
0.911
Poland (; 92; 410)
26 (22–30)
34 (23–44)
24 (20–29)
0.119
Spain (; 172; 328)
40 (35–45)
44 (36–53)
38 (32–44)
0.185
US (; 257; 379)
40 (36–45)
39 (32–45)
42 (36–47)
0.459
Pain
France (; 166; 363)
23 (19–27)
20 (13–26)
24 (19–29)
0.283
Germany (; 177; 317)
22 (17–26)
26 (18–34)
19 (14–25)
0.160
Poland (; 92; 410)
21 (17–25)
28 (18–38)
20 (16–24)
0.142
Spain (; 172; 328)
24 (20–28)
20 (14–27)
26 (20–31)
0.196
US (; 257; 379)
25 (21–29)
25 (19–30)
25 (21–30)
0.865
Difficulty managing and paying bills
France (; 166; 363)
80 (76–83)
83 (77–89)
79 (74–83)
0.297
Germany (; 177; 317)
73 (68–77)
77 (70–85)
71 (65–76)
0.152
Poland (; 92; 410)
73 (69–78)
80 (70–89)
72 (67–77)
0.160
Spain (; 172; 328)
80 (76–84)
82 (76–88)
79 (74–84)
0.434
US (; 257; 379)
84 (80–87)
85 (80–90)
82 (78–87)
0.405
Confusion and disorientation
France (; 166; 363)
91 (89–94)
95 (92–99)
90 (86–93)
0.027
Germany (; 177; 317)
92 (89–94)
93 (89–97)
91 (87–95)
0.433
Poland (; 92; 410)
86 (83–90)
93 (87–98)
85 (81–89)
0.024
Spain (; 172; 328)
96 (94–98)
97 (95–99)
96 (93–98)
0.403
US (; 257; 379)
92 (90–94)
96 (93–98)
90 (86–93)
0.004
Difficulty managing daily tasks
France (; 166; 363)
83 (79–86)
86 (80–92)
82 (77–86)
0.247
Germany (; 177; 317)
86 (83–89)
92 (87–96)
83 (79–88)
0.014
Poland (; 92; 410)
85 (81–88)
93 (88–98)
83 (79–87)
0.002
Spain (; 172; 328)
88 (84–91)
91 (86–96)
86 (82–90)
0.171
US (; 257; 379)
88 (85–91)
92 (88–96)
85 (81–89)
0.015
Anger and violence
France (; 166; 363)
46 (42–51)
55 (47–63)
42 (37–48)
0.013
Germany (; 177; 317)
40 (35–45)
47 (38–55)
37 (31–43)
0.061
Poland (; 92; 410)
35 (31–40)
49 (33–60)
32 (22–37)
0.010
Spain (; 172; 328)
48 (43–53)
56 (48–65)
44 (38–50)
0.023
US (; 257; 379)
53 (49–58)
59 (52–66)
49 (44–55)
0.030
Wandering and getting lost
France (; 166; 363)
92 (90–95)
95 (92–99)
91 (88–94)
0.072
Germany (; 177; 317)
89 (85–92)
91 (87–96)
87 (83–92)
0.205
Poland (; 92; 410)
88 (84–91)
94 (86–99)
86 (82–90)
0.018
Spain (; 172; 328)
95 (93–97)
97 (94–99)
94 (91–97)
0.197
US (; 257; 379)
91 (89–94)
92 (89–95)
91 (87–94)
0.555
Difficulty remembering things in their life from years before
France (; 166; 363)
47 (42–51)
44 (36–52)
48 (43–54)
0.405
Germany (; 177; 317)
44 (39–49)
47 (38–55)
43 (37–49)
0.450
Poland (; 92; 410)
58 (54–63)
48 (36–59)
61 (56–66)
0.039
Spain (; 172; 328)
76 (72–80)
70 (63–78)
79 (74–84)
0.056
US (; 257; 379)
68 (64–71)
64 (57–70)
70 (65–75)
0.120
Difficulty remembering things in their life from the day before
