A New Standard in Dementia Knowledge Measurement: Comparative Validation of the Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale and the Alzheimer's Disease Knowledge Scale

Annear, Michael; Eccleston, Claire; McInerney, Fran; Elliott, Kate-Ellen; Toye, Christine; Tranter, Bruce; Robinson, Andrew

doi:10.1111/jgs.14142

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“…The presented data are confirmed by studies of other authors who showed the presence of atrophic changes in temporal lobes in patients suffering from AD [3,12,16,19] and the absence of similar atrophic changes in patients suffering from neurodegenerative lesions of another etiology such as dementia with Lewi bodies and vascular cognitive lesions [6].…”

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Morphometric Definition of Alzheimer's Disease Stages by Means of The Tomography Dementia Rating Scale (TDR)

Maksimovich¹

2017

Brain Disord Ther

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Morphometric Definition of Alzheimer's Disease Stages by Means of The Tomography Dementia Rating Scale (TDR)

Maksimovich¹

2017

Brain Disord Ther

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“…(ii) Questionnaire on Caregivers' Knowledge, Attitude and Practice i The Knowledge section mainly referred to an Alzheimer's Disease Knowledge Scale (ADKS) [5] which was used to evaluate caregivers' knowledge of nursing care for dementia. The scale contains 30 items focusing on 7 dimensions, with a test-retest reliability of 0.81 and internal consistency reliability, Cronbach's α= 0.71.…”

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An Investigation of the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Family Caregivers of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease

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Lin²,

Huang³

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Objective To investigate the current status of the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of primary home caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). To propose targeted intervention measures to improve home caregivers' ability of caring, by analyzing influencing factors. Methods 76 family caregivers of patients diagnosed as AD in a third-class hospital in Guangzhou were selected for this survey of convenient sampling. These patients were followed up at home after discharge from the hospital, and their main family caregivers were investigated by knowledge, attitude, practice questionnaire. Results The total scores of knowledge, attitude and practice of the home caregivers of AD patients respectively were (. There were statistically significant differences between the self-care ability of patients, the occurrence of AD symptoms and the knowledge score of caregivers (P < 0.05). The age of the caregiver was negatively correlated with attitude. The younger caregiver obtained the higher attitude score. And more knowledge about the patient's condition resulted in higher practice score and care ability. Conclusions The scores of home caregivers of patients with AD remain low in knowledge, attitude and practice, so it is necessary to strengthen the health education and care guidance for these caregivers. In this way, the caregivers can obtain more social support to improve their ability to care for patients.

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“…Future in-depth research using interview or focus group methodologies among purposively selected aged care service providers may be helpful to fully assess the diversity of educational needs within the sector. In contradistinction to studies conducted in other developed countries (Annear et al 2016a), the gender of respondents of this research was closely matched. This could indicate a more equitable gender balance in Japanese aged care when compared to other countries in which females are the dominant workforce participants (Alzheimer's Disease International 2015).…”

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Educational needs of Japan’s dementia care workforce: results of a national online survey

Annear

Nagasawa

Terawaki

et al. 2017

Int J Ageing Later Life

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Dementia prevalence is increasing in Japan commensurate with population ageing. This study addresses the paucity of research concerning the dementia education needs of Japanese health workers who care for older adults. A random sample of 117 aged care workers was generated from government lists of institutions and services across eight regions of Japan. Volunteer respondents completed an online survey concerning perceptions of dementia, professional educational needs and demographic information. Japanese aged care workers identified a high prevalence of dementia among their clients and acknowledged the value of professional education; however, they only reported moderate levels of dementia knowledge and confidence with care provision. Educational preferences included learning about non-pharmacological treatments for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia, workshop and mentor-based programmes, and incentivising education through formal certification and targeting content to professions. This research may inform the development of educational interventions for aged care workers, which may ultimately affect care for people with dementia.

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A New Standard in Dementia Knowledge Measurement: Comparative Validation of the Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale and the Alzheimer's Disease Knowledge Scale

Abstract: The 27-item DKAS is a reliable and preliminarily valid measure of dementia knowledge that is psychometrically and conceptually sound, overcomes limitations of existing instruments, and can be administered to diverse cohorts to measure baseline understanding and knowledge change.

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Morphometric Definition of Alzheimer's Disease Stages by Means of The Tomography Dementia Rating Scale (TDR)

Morphometric Definition of Alzheimer's Disease Stages by Means of The Tomography Dementia Rating Scale (TDR)

An Investigation of the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Family Caregivers of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease

Educational needs of Japan’s dementia care workforce: results of a national online survey

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A New Standard in Dementia Knowledge Measurement: Comparative Validation of the Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale and the Alzheimer's Disease Knowledge Scale

Abstract: The 27-item DKAS is a reliable and preliminarily valid measure of dementia knowledge that is psychometrically and conceptually sound, overcomes limitations of existing instruments, and can be administered to diverse cohorts to measure baseline understanding and knowledge change.

Cited by 54 publications

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Morphometric Definition of Alzheimer's Disease Stages by Means of The Tomography Dementia Rating Scale (TDR)

Morphometric Definition of Alzheimer's Disease Stages by Means of The Tomography Dementia Rating Scale (TDR)

An Investigation of the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Family Caregivers of Patients with Alzheimer&apos;s Disease

Educational needs of Japan’s dementia care workforce: results of a national online survey

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An Investigation of the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Family Caregivers of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease