• Mr. Kaushal N
• Mrs. Karpagavalli

Introduction: Demographic aging is a global phenomenon. It has picked up momentum in low income countries of Asia, Latin America and Africa. India’s population is undergoing a rapid demographic transition. Soon, there will be a sharp increase in the number of older people in our population. Dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, remains one of the biggest global public health challenges facing our generation. The number of people living with dementia worldwide today is estimated at 44 million, set to almost double by 2030 and more than triple by 2050..The present study title: “to assess the knowledge regarding Alzheimer’s disease among adults in selected areas of Pune city. The objectives are (1) To assess the knowledge regarding Alzheimer`s disease among adults in a selected areas of Pune city. (2) To associate the finding with selected demographic variables. Material and Methods: In present study, It is assumed that adults possess some knowledge regarding Alzheimer`s disease. As per Health Belief Model, the conceptual framework was formulated. The study based on exploratory descriptive survey design. 200 adults are selected by Non probability convenient sampling technique. Data were collected from selected areas of Pune City. Study tool used by the researcher consisted of two sections. Section A – Demographic data and Section B – Questionnaire to assess knowledge regarding Alzheimer Disease. This tool was validated by 17 experts from different fields. Reliability of the tool were 0.86 with the help of Pearson’s correlation coefficient formula. Pilot study was conducted among 20 samples and the study was found feasible. After one week of Pilot study, final Study was conducted. Descriptive and inferential statistics was used to analyze the data Result: Out of 200 adults 30.5 percent had poor knowledge, 51 percent had average knowledge and 18.5 percent had good knowledge on Alzheimer’s disease. Average knowledge score of adults was 10.1 with standard deviation of 4. The study revealed that Demographic variables Age, Gender, Education, Occupation and information regarding Alzheimer's disease were found to have significant association with knowledge regarding Alzheimer’s disease. The study revealed with the assumption of the study that the knowledge of adults regarding Alzheimer’s disease is average. Conclusion: The knowledge of adults regarding Alzheimer’s disease was adequate when assessed by the investigator through the structured questionnaire. Recommendations: A study can be done to assess the attitude and practices of caregiver’s knowledge on Alzheimer’s disease, a study to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching program me on adults regarding Alzheimer’s disease, study can be conducted to assess the nurse’s knowledge and attitude on Alzheimer’s disease, comparative study can be conducted to compare the rural and urban adult’s knowledge regarding Alzheimer’s disease.

(Assess, Knowledge, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and adults)

"Knowledge Regarding Alzheimer’s disease among Adults in Selected Areas of Pune City", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.1045-1054, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907745.pdf

"Knowledge Regarding Alzheimer’s disease among Adults in Selected Areas of Pune City", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp1045-1054, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907745.pdf