<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1134-928X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Gerokomos]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Gerokomos]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1134-928X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Española de Enfermería Geriátrica y Gerontológica]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1134-928X2023000400004</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Conocimiento de profesionales de la atención primaria de salud sobre demencias en personas mayores, Frutillar Chile]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Knowledge of primary health care professionals about dementias in the elderly, Frutillar Chile]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mancilla-Mancilla]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Claudio Radiel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Zambrano-Zambrano]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Adriana Elizabeth]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fernández-Silva]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos Alberto]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ledezma-Dames]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Andrés Javier]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Los Lagos  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Puerto Montt Los Lagos]]></addr-line>
<country>Chile</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad San Sebastián  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Puerto Montt Los Lagos]]></addr-line>
<country>Chile</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Los Lagos  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Puerto Montt Los Lagos]]></addr-line>
<country>Chile</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Santo Tomás Antofagasta  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Antofagasta ]]></addr-line>
<country>Chile</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>34</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>241</fpage>
<lpage>246</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1134-928X2023000400004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1134-928X2023000400004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1134-928X2023000400004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Objetivos: Analizar aspectos relacionados con el conocimiento en profesionales de la atención primaria de salud respecto de las demencias en personas mayores.  Metodología: Se desarrolló una investigación cuantitativa, no experimental de corte transversal y diseño descriptivo-correlacional con una muestra de 32 profesionales de un centro de salud familiar.  Resultados: Los conocimientos generales y específicos respecto de las demencias en personas mayores se encontraron en niveles insuficientes (62,4 y 62,5%, respectivamente), misma situación que ocurrió respecto de la autopercepción que los profesionales tenían de sus conocimientos (78,1%). Se encontró correlación entre la autopercepción con los conocimientos (coeficiente general Rho: 0,484, p = 0,005; coeficiente específico Rho: 0,642, p = 0,001), con un nivel de confianza del 99%). Además, el estudio reveló que a mayor edad y años de profesión, más alto es el nivel de conocimientos respecto de las demencias por parte de los profesionales (Waldt 6,43 y 5,854, respectivamente, significación 0,011 y 0,016), y que las capacitaciones a los profesionales de la salud favorecerían a poseer conocimientos medios en la mima área (Waldt 4,272, significación 0,039).  Conclusiones: La incorporación de educación sobre las demencias a nivel de pregrado, posgrado y capacitaciones permanentes al personal de los establecimientos de salud primaria favorecen a unos mayoesr y mejores reconocimiento, atención, diagnóstico y derivación oportuna de personas mayores en estadios iniciales de demencias.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Objectives: To analyze aspects related to the knowledge of primary health care professionals regarding dementia in the elderly.  Methodology: A quantitative, non-experimental cross-sectional research and descriptive-correlational design was conducted with a sample of 32 professionals from a family health center.  Results: General and specific knowledge about dementia in older people was found to be insufficient (62.4% and 62.5%, respectively), the same situation happened with regard to the self-perception that professionals had of their knowledge (78.1%). A correlation was found between self-perception and knowledge (general C. Rho: 0.484, p = 0.005; specific C. Rho: 0.642, p = 0.001), with a confidence level of 99%). In addition, the study revealed that, the higher the age and years of the profession, the higher the level of knowledge about dementia on the part of professionals (Waldt 6.43 and 5.854, respectively, sig. 0.011 and 0.016), and that the training of health professionals would favour having average knowledge in the same area (Waldt 4.272 sig. 0.039).  Conclusions: The incorporation of dementia education at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels and ongoing training for staff of primary health care facilities favours greater and better recognition, care, diagnosis and timely referral of older people in early stages of dementia.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Dementia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[elderly person]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[gerontology]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[geriatrics]]></kwd>
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