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Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Culturally Adapted Dementia Prevention Animation on Ethnically Diverse participants’ Knowledge of Dementia Prevention
Bianca Brijnath, Simona Markusevska, Kayla Lock, Kathleen Doherty, Claire E. A. Eccleston, Carolina Navarro, Andrew Simon Gilbert, Josefine Antoniades et al.. Clinical Gerontologist, 2025-01-28
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Objectives To determine whether culturally adapted dementia prevention animations increased dementia prevention knowledge in ethnically diverse communities.Methods A before-and after survey conducted online and in-person between 1 February and 5 June 2022. Participants viewed the animation in Arabic, Hindi, Tamil, Cantonese, Mandarin, Greek, Italian, Spanish, Vietnamese or English. Dementia knowledge was measured using two subscales from the dementia risk reduction knowledge instrument (KoDeRR), measuring knowledge of dementia risk factor mitigation strategies and appraisal of dementia risk factors (misconceptions).Results Among the 318 respondents there was a significant increase in dementia knowledge in most languages after viewing the animation (ps < 05; except for English). Mean performance on knowledge of dementia risk factor mitigation strategies significantly increased after viewing the animation (p < .001), with a clinically meaningful effect (mean change = 3.63). Appraisal of dementia risk factor misconceptions significantly increased in the Spanish group (mean change = 1.29, p < .001), but significantly decreased in the English group (mean change = -1.09, p < .001).Conclusions Viewing the animation in a language other than English was associated with an increase in KoDeRR scores for both the recognition of mitigation strategies and identification of misconceptions subscales.Clinical implications Codesigned, culturally adapted in-language dementia prevention animations improve dementia prevention awareness in ethnically diverse communities.
Key findings
- Dementia knowledge was measured using two subscales from the dementia risk reduction knowledge instrument (KoDeRR), measuring knowledge of dementia risk factor mitigation strategies and appraisal of dementia risk factors (misconceptions).Results Among the 318 respondents there was a significant increase in dementia knowledge in most languages after viewing the animation (ps < 05; except for English).
- Mean performance on knowledge of dementia risk factor mitigation strategies significantly increased after viewing the animation (p < .001), with a clinically meaningful effect (mean change = 3.63).
- Appraisal of dementia risk factor misconceptions significantly increased in the Spanish group (mean change = 1.29, p < .001), but significantly decreased in the English group (mean change = -1.09, p < .001).Conclusions Viewing the animation in a language other than English was associated with an increase in KoDeRR scores for both the recognition of mitigation strategies and identification of misconceptions subscales.Clinical implications Codesigned, culturally adapted in-language dementia prevention animations improve dementia prevention awareness in ethnically diverse communities.
Why it matters
This before-and-after survey found that viewing a culturally adapted dementia prevention animation in most languages increased knowledge of dementia risk factor mitigation strategies. It measured knowledge only, not whether dementia risk, treatment, or outcomes actually changed.
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Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 36/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Clinical Gerontologist) |
| Journal's citation record | 0 / 4 | Clinical Gerontologist: journal h-index 66 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 4 / 5 | 2025 — within 3 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 2 / 7 | Cited 8 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 1 / 5 | 2.7 citations a year over 3 year(s) since 2025 |
| Impact for its field and year | 3 / 6 | Cited 5.1× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 1 / 6 | Cited by 2 other studies in this library |
| Still being cited | 1 / 4 | Cited 8 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 1 / 4 | Last-listed author Marina G. Cavuoto: h-index 16 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 1 / 3 | Monash University: institution h-index 1,146 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 2 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 5 institution(s) in 2 countries |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 39873516) |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Total | 36 / 100 | — |
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APA 7th
Brijnath, B., Markusevska, S., Lock, K., Doherty, K., Eccleston, C. E. A., Navarro, C., et al. (2025). Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Culturally Adapted Dementia Prevention Animation on Ethnically Diverse participants’ Knowledge of Dementia Prevention. Clinical Gerontologist. https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2025.2453710
Vancouver
Brijnath B, Markusevska S, Lock K, Doherty K, Eccleston CEA, Navarro C, et al. Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Culturally Adapted Dementia Prevention Animation on Ethnically Diverse participants’ Knowledge of Dementia Prevention. Clinical Gerontologist. 2025. doi:10.1080/07317115.2025.2453710. PMID: 39873516.
BibTeX
@article{brijnath2025-39873516,
author = {Brijnath, Bianca and Markusevska, Simona and Lock, Kayla and Doherty, Kathleen and Eccleston, Claire E. A. and Navarro, Carolina and Gilbert, Andrew Simon and Antoniades, Josefine and others},
title = {{Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Culturally Adapted Dementia Prevention Animation on Ethnically Diverse participants’ Knowledge of Dementia Prevention}},
journal = {Clinical Gerontologist},
year = {2025},
doi = {10.1080/07317115.2025.2453710},
pmid = {39873516},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2025.2453710}
}
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