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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members were recruited through social media advertisements and an online market research platform. Health\u2010care workers (general practitioners, nurses, Aboriginal health workers and allied health professionals) were recruited via emailed invitations from a peak body and a community service organisation. Participants answered an online survey containing 34 true\/false items examining knowledge of dementia. Separate linear regressions were used to examine the factors associated with higher levels of knowledge about dementia among community members and health\u2010care workers.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Two hundred and twenty individuals (74 community members and 146 health\u2010care workers) participated. The overall mean knowledge of dementia score for all participants was 26.80 (SD\u2009=\u20094.43). Health\u2010care workers had higher knowledge (M\u2009=\u200927.23, SD\u2009=\u20094.66) than community members (M\u2009=\u200925.96, SD\u2009=\u20093.82, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.04). Community members with higher levels of education answered 6% (95% CI 1%\u201311%) more items correctly than participants with lower levels of education. General practitioners and nurses had significantly higher knowledge of dementia; however, health\u2010care workers who provided care to a family member or friend living with dementia had significantly lower knowledge of dementia.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Novel approaches are needed to increase knowledge of dementia amongst both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members and health\u2010care workers who provide care to ensure culturally sensitive and effective support.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/ajag.13394","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,12,17]],"date-time":"2024-12-17T12:44:24Z","timestamp":1734439464000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Knowledge of dementia: A cross\u2010sectional survey of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members and health\u2010care workers providing care to 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