World’s largest survey on dementia attitudes needs your views

The University is co-leading the survey to help identify misconceptions, and improve people's quality of life
Alzheimer's disease concept, Elderly woman holding brain symbol of missing jigsaw puzzle.

The Â鶹´«Ã½ is co-leading the largest global survey on people’s attitudes towards dementia – and everyone, of any age and location, is encouraged to take part.
The World Alzheimer Report survey is led at Â鶹´«Ã½ by Dr Nicolas Farina from Peninsula Medical School, in collaboration with the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI).
It explores prevailing attitudes and stigma related to Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia across the globe.

World Alzheimer Report survey

The survey was first run in 2019, with over 70,000 people responding, and revealed unique insights, such as 62% of healthcare professionals globally believing that dementia was a normal part of ageing. This surprising fact shaped engagement with governments worldwide on primary healthcare policy.
Now the team is looking to build upon the previous survey and gain better insights about how attitudes are changing over time.

Dementia is something that affects so many people, directly or indirectly, and we want to ensure that everyone has the best quality of life possible.

In order to do that, we need to understand how the con