Validation of the Adapted German Versions of the Dementia Knowledge Assessment Tool 2, the Dementia Attitude Scale, and the Confidence in Dementia Scale for the General Population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are almost no validated tools in German that assess dementia knowledge, attitude toward dementia, and confidence in the general population.

Objective

Translation and validation of the German version of the Dementia Knowledge Assessment Tool 2 (DKAT2), the Dementia Attitude Scale (DAS), and the Confidence in Dementia Scale (CODE).

Methods

Instruments were translated into German and adapted for the general public. A convenience sample of 263 persons was recruited via an online platform. Validation of the tools' psychometric properties consisted of an assessment of its reliability (internal consistency and 4-week test-retest reliability of a subgroup with n = 110), an analysis of its construct validity through principal component analysis and known-group

SUBMITTER: Teichmann B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9661341 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature