Dementia knowledge and misconceptions: a cross-sectional study in Swiss and Italian young adults, adults, and older adults

The dataset was generated during a cross sectional survey conducted in September-December 2019 aimed at quantifying dementia knowledge in the general population. Data come from a sample of 1500 young adults, adults, and older adults living in Northern Italy and Southern Switzerland. We registered socio-demographic characteristics including whether the participant had contact with a person living with dementia, and measured dementia knowledge with the Dementia Knowledge Assessment Survey (DKAS).