Measuring knowledge of Alzheimer's: development and psychometric testing of the UJA Alzheimer's Care Scale.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Care for people with Alzheimer's disease or other dementias should be based on up-to-date clinical practice guidelines. The education and training of nurses and other healthcare staff in dementia is a key factor in providing quality care. Knowledge of Alzheimer's disease can be measured through questionnaires. The aim of this study was to develop and validate a scale to measure Alzheimer's disease knowledge among both nursing staff and students.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional survey study undertaken in three stages: 1) development of the questionnaire and item wording; 2) content validation by an expert panel; 3) questionnaire testing with two samples to establish psychometric properties. Sample 1 comprised 361 Registered Nurses, Assistant Nurses and eldercare

SUBMITTER: Parra-Anguita L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6398252 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature