Today, with the increase of living standards, age-related diseases increase due to prolongation of human life. One of them is dementia. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), it is known that approximately 50 million people worldwide are suffering from dementia and this figure is expected to reach 152 million by 2050. The current cost of dementia, in which the majority of care is provided by the family, is estimated to be $ 818 billion. According to WHO data, dementia disease is the seventh most common cause of death. In the study, it is aimed to examine how dementia takes place in press media. In the study, primarily four newspapers having the highest circulation are identified for Turkey and these four newspapers are screened for the keywords "dementia" and "Alzheimer's" published in the January 2016 – July 2018 period. A total of 532 news items are found on the determined dates. According to the main topic, it is determined that the agenda / magazine news are the most read news that is followed by health risks, protection, diagnosis and treatment and dementia policy news, respectively. According to the messages contained in the news, it is revealed that the most wide news about dementia is the dementia awareness and the cost of the disease to the society, followed by news about the reasons for dementia and dementia.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Health Policy |
Journal Section | Research Articles |
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Publication Date | December 20, 2020 |
Submission Date | April 3, 2020 |
Published in Issue | Year 2020 Volume: 11 Issue: Ek |