Stigma of Dementia on Social Media During World Alzheimer’s Awareness Month: Thematic Analysis of Posts
By analyzing how stigma manifests on social media, our study sheds light on the dementia education and information needed to address false beliefs, misinformation, and dementia-related stigma. The findings from our study have important implications for policymakers, health professionals, and community advocates working to design awareness campaigns to reduce dementia-related stigma on social media.
Authors
- Allison Cammer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4965-4112)
- Jasmine Mah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4391-4286)
- Alison L. Chasteen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4720-5586)
- Corinne Berger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0389-0622)
- Ali Akbar Jamali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6942-5926)
- Katherine S. McGilton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2470-9738)
- Shirin Vellani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6032-0266)
- Karl S Grewal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5259-0979)
- Anila Virani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8751-0756)
- Juanita-Dawne Bacsu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2819-1617)
- Florriann Fehr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0715-9623)
- Zahra Rahemi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1126-2287)
- Melissa K. Andrew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7514-8972)
- Raymond J. Spiteri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3513-6237)
- Sarah Fraser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4291-6298)
- Rory Gowda-Sookochoff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6542-8292)
- Kate Nanson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1739-9121)
- Samantha Lautrup (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8581-4460)
- Christine Conanan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4932-6193)
- Dylan Fiske
Institutions
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- University Health Network (CA)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- Thompson Rivers University (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (CA)
- Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital (CA)
- University of Saskatchewan (CA)
- Clemson University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Formative Research
- Published
- 2025-04-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/72775
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health via Writing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.44