In Korea, by comparison with seriousness and prevalence ratio, dementia is easy to lose diagnosis and
treatment period. This study has reviewed that the impact of attitude in the knowledge on dementia, also
how the knowledge and attitude have become change according to persons having general characteristics.
The results of the research were based on a survey of the cyber university 502 students in Gyeonggi-do.
As a result, subjected persons recognizing dementia notion obtain an average score of 10.22 that is
somewhat higher level. That persons having attitude of dementia acquire an average score of 41.36 that
means very positive attitude. Based on analyzing knowledge level about dementia according to general
characteristics of persons, it has no consequence in gender, however the older that persons grow, the
higher knowledge score and understanding of dementia are risen. In addition, there are also meaningful
differences in accordance with marital status, economical conditions, religion, and supporting parents. In
accordance with an outcome to attitude about dementia based on general characteristics, like knowledge,
the older persons grow, the more positive attitude is shown. In marital status, the married have a more
positive mind than the unmarried. Confucianism is the most highest in the religion part, because
traditional Confucianism is applied to their background. At correlation analysis, the effects of knowledge
influence the attitude about dementia, nevertheless, there is very little positive relationship between them.
Therefore, the more general people know, the more positive attitude on dementia is risen, proper education
and publicity activities are important above all as effective prevention and control.