Knowledge, attitudes and self-confidence with skills required for providing dementia care in physicians at primary healthcare settings in Vietnam

Bich Diep Pham; Bao Giang Kim; Adrian Esterman; Henry Brodaty; Susan Kurrle; Thanh Binh Nguyen; Trong Hung Nguyen; Elizabeth Roughead; Ladson Hinton; Thu Ha Dang; Thi Diem Huong Nguyen; Kham Tran; Maria Crotty; Duc Du; Tuan Anh Nguyen

doi:10.1186/s12913-023-10460-4

Knowledge, attitudes and self-confidence with skills required for providing dementia care in physicians at primary healthcare settings in Vietnam

BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Jan 17;24(1):86. doi: 10.1186/s12913-023-10460-4.

Authors

Bich Diep Pham¹, Bao Giang Kim², Adrian Esterman³, Henry Brodaty⁴, Susan Kurrle⁵, Thanh Binh Nguyen⁶, Trong Hung Nguyen⁶, Elizabeth Roughead⁷, Ladson Hinton⁸, Thu Ha Dang^{9

10}, Thi Diem Huong Nguyen¹, Kham Tran^{10

11

7}, Maria Crotty¹¹, Duc Du¹², Tuan Anh Nguyen^{9

10

13

7}

Affiliations

¹ School of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam.
² School of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam. kimbaogiang@hmu.edu.vn.
³ UniSA: Allied Health & Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
⁴ Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), School of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
⁵ The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
⁶ National Geriatric Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam.
⁷ UniSA: Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
⁸ University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA.
⁹ Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
¹⁰ National Ageing Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
¹¹ Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
¹² Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
¹³ Health Strategy and Policy Institute, Ministry of Health of Vietnam, Hanoi, Vietnam.

Abstract

Background: Dementia is a global public health priority. The World Health Organization adopted a Global Action Plan on Dementia, with dementia awareness a priority. This study examined the knowledge, attitudes, and self-confidence with skills required for providing dementia care among primary health care providers in Vietnam.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 405 primary health care providers who worked at commune health stations and district health centers in eight provinces across Vietnam.

Results: The results showed that primary health care providers had poor knowledge and little confidence but more positive attitudes toward dementia care and management.

Conclusions: The results suggest the training needs for building capacity amongst primary health care providers, which will be critical as Vietnam's population ages.

Keywords: Attitudes; Knowledge; Primary health care providers; Self-confidence; Vietnam.

MeSH terms

Cross-Sectional Studies
Dementia* / therapy
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Physicians*
Primary Health Care
Vietnam

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MeSH terms

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