Objectives: This study examines not only whether the participation to dementia education positively relate to fear, knowledge, and preventive behaviors but also whether dementia fear and knowledge mediate the relationship between dementia education and preventive behaviors among Korean individuals who are 50 years or older and live in Busan city. Methods: A total of 1,000 community-dwelling individuals from the Survey of Dementia Conditions of Busan city were included in this study. Regression models were tested for the direct and indirect effects. Results: Individuals who participated in dementia education programs were likely to have more dementia fear and exhibit more preventive behaviors than those who did not participate. Dementia fear mediated the association between dementia education and preventive behaviors. Dementia knowledge was not related to dementia education and preventive behaviors. Conclusion: Dementia education might be more effective for increasing preventive behaviors when the fear of dementia was appealed rather than dealing with only the knowledge of dementia.

한지나. (2023). 치매교육 참여여부가 치매예방행위에 미치는 영향: 치매두려움과 치매지식의 매개효과를 중심으로. 보건교육건강증진학회지, 40(2), 55-65.