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✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 31 out of 100. End-of-life care

Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies

Plain-language summary

Understanding dementia beliefs among Vietnamese people is crucial for the development of evidence-based interventions to promote positive help-seeking behaviors when facing the risk of dementia for themselves and their relatives. This study aims to examine the perceived dementia threats to oneself and relatives, and the perceived importance of advance dementia care planning among adults in the Central region of Vietnam, as well as their associated factors. A total of 300 adults, aged from 18 to 59 years, agreed to participate in the study. They were interviewed using a printed questionnaire at home. Results show that the perceived dementia threat to themselves was associated with their employment status, anxiety about aging, knowing someone with dementia, and dementia knowledge. On the other hand, religiosity, income, and worrying about getting dementia in the future significantly contributed to the perceived threat of dementia to their relatives. The perceived importance of advance care planning for dementia was significantly predicted by age, religiosity, dementia knowledge, and perceived threat of dementia to themselves. Received: 28th July, 2025; Revised: 2nd October, 2025; Accepted: 10th April, 2026

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Trang, N. T., Minh, B. T., Hang, D. T., Linh, D. P., & Lan, L. T. (2026). Perceptions of Dementia Threats and Related Advance Care Planning among Adults in Central Vietnam. VNU Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities. https://doi.org/10.33100/jossh.2026.2.1.9

Vancouver

Trang NT, Minh BT, Hang DT, Linh DP, Lan LT. Perceptions of Dementia Threats and Related Advance Care Planning among Adults in Central Vietnam. VNU Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities. 2026. doi:10.33100/jossh.2026.2.1.9.

BibTeX

@article{trang2026-c4f32720,
  author  = {Trang, Nguyen Thu and Minh, Bui Thanh and Hang, Dao Thuy and Linh, Dinh Phuong and Lan, Le Thi},
  title   = {{Perceptions of Dementia Threats and Related Advance Care Planning among Adults in Central Vietnam}},
  journal = {VNU Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities},
  year    = {2026},
  doi     = {10.33100/jossh.2026.2.1.9},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.33100/jossh.2026.2.1.9}
}

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Key findings

Results show that the perceived dementia threat to themselves was associated with their employment status, anxiety about aging, knowing someone with dementia, and dementia knowledge.
On the other hand, religiosity, income, and worrying about getting dementia in the future significantly contributed to the perceived threat of dementia to their relatives.
The perceived importance of advance care planning for dementia was significantly predicted by age, religiosity, dementia knowledge, and perceived threat of dementia to themselves.

Why it matters

In this survey of 300 adults in Central Vietnam, perceived dementia threat to oneself was linked to employment status, anxiety about aging, knowing someone with dementia, and dementia knowledge. The perceived importance of advance care planning for dementia was predicted by age, religiosity, dementia knowledge, and perceived threat of dementia to oneself.

Study details

Participants300
Evidence strengthLow

How this study scored 31/100

Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, effect reported and randomized / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on senior author's track record, so that was left out: it earned 30 of the 96 points we could judge it on, which is 31 out of 100.

Component	Points	Why
Journal tier	7 / 10	Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (VNU Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities)
Journal's citation record	0 / 4	VNU Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities: journal h-index 0 (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	5 / 5	2026 — within 1 year(s) of the newest study here
Sample size	2 / 4	300 participants
Effect reported	0 / 3	No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Studied in people	3 / 3	Studied in people (participant count stated)
Randomized / blinded	0 / 2	No randomization or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Times cited	0 / 7	Cited 0 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10)
Citations per year	0 / 5	0.0 citations a year over 2 year(s) since 2026
Impact for its field and year	0 / 6	Cited 0.0× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI)
Cited by studies here	0 / 6	No other study in this library cites it
Still being cited	0 / 4	Cited 0 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex)
Senior author's track record	— / 4	OpenAlex's profile for last-listed author Le Thi Lan holds only 1 work(s), too few to judge a track record — left out of this score
Institution's track record	0 / 3	Vietnam National University, Hanoi: institution h-index 166 (OpenAlex)
Multicenter collaboration	1 / 3	OpenAlex lists 2 institution(s) in 1 country
Indexed in PubMed	1 / 2	Not in PubMed, but has a DOI
Free to read	0 / 2	Behind a paywall — scores zero
Points	30 / 96	Scored on 19 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 30 of the 96 points we could judge it on is 31 out of 100.
Total	31 / 100	—

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