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Beliefs and Communication Practices Regarding Cognitive Functioning Among Consumers and Primary Care Providers in the United States, 2009

INTRODUCTION: Limited research has examined primary care providers’ communication with patients about maintaining cognitive functioning. Our study’s objective was to compare the perceptions of consumers and primary care providers related to beliefs and communication practices about lifestyle behavio...

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Autores principales: Friedman, Daniela B., Rose, India D., Anderson, Lynda A., Hunter, Rebecca, Bryant, Lucinda L., Wu, Bei, Deokar, Angela J., Tseng, Winston
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
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Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3638613/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23597396
http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd10.120249
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author Friedman, Daniela B.
Rose, India D.
Anderson, Lynda A.
Hunter, Rebecca
Bryant, Lucinda L.
Wu, Bei
Deokar, Angela J.
Tseng, Winston
author_facet Friedman, Daniela B.
Rose, India D.
Anderson, Lynda A.
Hunter, Rebecca
Bryant, Lucinda L.
Wu, Bei
Deokar, Angela J.
Tseng, Winston
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description INTRODUCTION: Limited research has examined primary care providers’ communication with patients about maintaining cognitive functioning. Our study’s objective was to compare the perceptions of consumers and primary care providers related to beliefs and communication practices about lifestyle behaviors beneficial for overall health and for maintaining cognitive functioning. METHODS: In 2009, we submitted 10 questions to Porter Novelli’s HealthStyles survey and 6 questions to their DocStyles survey. We compared consumers’ (n = 4,728) and providers’ (n = 1,250) beliefs, practices, and information sources related to maintaining health and cognitive functioning. We made comparisons using nonparametric statistics. RESULTS: Approximately 76% of consumers considered their health to be good or very good; 73.4% were concerned or very concerned about the possibility that their memory may worsen with age. Women were significantly more concerned than men, and white consumers were more concerned than black and Hispanic consumers. Consumers reported they believed that intellectual stimulation (86.6%), physical activity (82.6%), and healthful diet (82.5%) prevented or delayed cognitive impairment. Providers reported advising patients to reduce cognitive impairment risk through physical activity (85.9%), intellectual stimulation (80.3%), and social involvement (67.4%). Few consumers (7.8%) reported receiving this information from providers but reported learning about strategies to maintain memory, primarily from television (50.1%), magazines (44.1%), and newspapers (33.7%). CONCLUSION: Providers reported advising patients about how to reduce risks of cognitive impairment. Consumers reported receiving this information from other sources. Findings suggest a need to examine and assess media messages and to better understand patient–provider communication about cognitive functioning.
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spelling pubmed-36386132013-05-08 Beliefs and Communication Practices Regarding Cognitive Functioning Among Consumers and Primary Care Providers in the United States, 2009 Friedman, Daniela B. Rose, India D. Anderson, Lynda A. Hunter, Rebecca Bryant, Lucinda L. Wu, Bei Deokar, Angela J. Tseng, Winston Prev Chronic Dis Original Research INTRODUCTION: Limited research has examined primary care providers’ communication with patients about maintaining cognitive functioning. Our study’s objective was to compare the perceptions of consumers and primary care providers related to beliefs and communication practices about lifestyle behaviors beneficial for overall health and for maintaining cognitive functioning. METHODS: In 2009, we submitted 10 questions to Porter Novelli’s HealthStyles survey and 6 questions to their DocStyles survey. We compared consumers’ (n = 4,728) and providers’ (n = 1,250) beliefs, practices, and information sources related to maintaining health and cognitive functioning. We made comparisons using nonparametric statistics. RESULTS: Approximately 76% of consumers considered their health to be good or very good; 73.4% were concerned or very concerned about the possibility that their memory may worsen with age. Women were significantly more concerned than men, and white consumers were more concerned than black and Hispanic consumers. Consumers reported they believed that intellectual stimulation (86.6%), physical activity (82.6%), and healthful diet (82.5%) prevented or delayed cognitive impairment. Providers reported advising patients to reduce cognitive impairment risk through physical activity (85.9%), intellectual stimulation (80.3%), and social involvement (67.4%). Few consumers (7.8%) reported receiving this information from providers but reported learning about strategies to maintain memory, primarily from television (50.1%), magazines (44.1%), and newspapers (33.7%). CONCLUSION: Providers reported advising patients about how to reduce risks of cognitive impairment. Consumers reported receiving this information from other sources. Findings suggest a need to examine and assess media messages and to better understand patient–provider communication about cognitive functioning. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-04-18 /pmc/articles/PMC3638613/ /pubmed/23597396 http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd10.120249 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Wu, Bei
Deokar, Angela J.
Tseng, Winston
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title_short Beliefs and Communication Practices Regarding Cognitive Functioning Among Consumers and Primary Care Providers in the United States, 2009
title_sort beliefs and communication practices regarding cognitive functioning among consumers and primary care providers in the united states, 2009
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3638613/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23597396
http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd10.120249
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