Table 5.
Survey questions on participant knowledge of the factors associated with the development of dementia and the distribution of the responses from respondents (correct answers are shown in bold).
| Questionnaire Questions | Risk Factor n (%) |
Protective Factor n (%) |
Non-Associated Factor n (%) |
No Answer n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Hearing loss is: | 151 (41.8) | 3 (0.8) | 136 (37.7) | 71 (19.7) |
| 2. Chronic benzodiazepine use is: | 267 (74.0) | 5 (1.4) | 42 (11.6) | 47 (13) |
| 3. Elevated levels of total cholesterol constitute a: | 191 (52.9) | 3 (0.8) | 115 (31.9) | 52 (14.4) |
| 4. Listening to music daily is: | 1 (0.3) | 277 (76.7) | 60 (16.6) | 23 (6.4) |
| 5. Cognitive stimulation constitutes a: | 0 (0.0) | 349 (96.7) | 7 (1.9) | 5 (1.4) |
| 6. Reading daily constitutes a: | 0 (0.0) | 348 (96.4) | 10 (2.8) | 3 (0.8) |
| 7. Playing a musical instrument is usually: | 0 (0.0) | 333 (92.3) | 15 (4.2) | 13 (3.6) |
| 8. Watching television daily is: | 60 (16.6) | 48 (13.3) | 173 (47.9) | 80 (22.2) |
| 9. Suffering from depression years before (more than 10) the development of dementia is a: | 279 (77.3) | 0 (0.0) | 38 (10.5) | 44 (12.2) |
| 10. High levels of physical activity constitute a: | 5 (1.4) | 274 (75.9) | 48 (13.3) | 34 (9.4) |
| 11. The use of anticholinergic drugs constitutes a: | 201 (55.7) | 32 (8.9) | 36 (10.0) | 92 (25.5) |
| 12. Having a family history of some type of dementia is: | 342 (94.7) | 2 (0.6) | 6 (1.7) | 11 (3.1) |
| 13. Maintaining body hygiene and cleanliness is: | 5 (1.4) | 127 (35.2) | 203 (56.2) | 26 (7.2) |
| 14. Controlling systolic blood pressure in middle-aged people is: | 16 (4.4) | 176 (48.8) | 124 (34.4) | 45 (12.5) |
| 15. Brain trauma constitutes a: | 302 (83.7) | 4 (1.1) | 30 (8.3) | 25 (6.9) |
| 16. A high adherence to the Mediterranean diet is a: | 1 (0.3) | 324 (89.8) | 24 (6.7) | 12 (3.3) |
| 17. Obesity, understood as a body mass index greater than 30 kg/m2, is a: | 220 (60.9) | 0 (0.0) | 92 (25.5) | 49 (13.6) |
| 18. Jobs with a higher cognitive level constitute a: | 11 (3.1) | 295 (81.7) | 28 (7.8) | 27 (7.5) |
| 19. To be an only child is: | 11 (3.1) | 3 (0.8) | 269 (74.5) | 78 (21.6) |
| 20. Social isolation is a: | 318 (88.1) | 5 (1.4) | 17 (4.7) | 21 (5.8) |
| 21. Memory complaints constitute a: | 272 (75.4) | 5 (1.4) | 35 (9.7) | 49 (13.6) |
| 22. A high level of education constitutes a: | 3 (0.8) | 174 (48.2) | 153 (42.4) | 31 (8.6) |
| 23. Metabolic syndrome is a: | 237 (65.7) | 2 (0.6) | 66 (18.3) | 56 (15.5) |
| 24. Tobacco use constitutes a: | 249 (69.0) | 7 (1.9) | 65 (18.0) | 40 (11.1) |
| 25. Occupational therapy in the elderly population is a: | 4 (1.1) | 328 (90.9) | 16 (4.4) | 13 (3.6) |
| 26. Being prone to cold sores is: | 69 (19.1) | 0 (0.0) | 208 (57.6) | 84 (23.3) |
| 27. Using the internet or social networks from any technological device is: | 25 (6.9) | 155 (42.9) | 106 (29.4) | 75 (20.8) |
| 28. Manual work is: | 1 (0.3) | 321 (88.9) | 31 (8.6) | 8 (2.2) |
| 29. Being a woman constitutes a: | 157 (43.5) | 25 (6.9) | 99 (27.4) | 80 (22.2) |
| 30. That people acquire a proactive attitude of prevention regarding the modifiable factors associated with dementia is: | 5 (1.4) | 337 (93.4) | 5 (1.4) | 14 (3.9) |
| 31. Sleeping less than 6 h a day: | 269 (74.5) | 9 (2.5) | 49 (13.6) | 34 (9.4) |
| 32. Sleeping more than 9 h a day: | 123 (34.1) | 488 (13.3) | 125 (34.6) | 65 (18.0) |
| 33. Refraining from drinking alcohol is: | 3 (0.8) | 291 (80.6) | 36 (10.0) | 31 (8.6) |
| 34. Living in the countryside or in rural areas is: | 12 (3.3) | 155 (42.9) | 143 (39.6) | 51 (14.2) |
| 35. Taking anti-inflammatory drugs and/or having inflammatory diseases under control is: | 28 (7.8) | 123 (34.1) | 128 (35.5) | 82 (22.7) |
| 36. Speaking several languages is: | 3 (0.8) | 260 (72.1) | 71 (16.7) | 27 (7.5) |