Background: The incidence of dementia is increasing dramatically worldwide. It is important to determine knowledge about the dementia for it’s prevention, early diagnosis, treatment, and care. The psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale (DKAS-T) were evaluated in this study. Methods: The psychometric study was conducted. A total of 1592 participants were recruited between November 2019 and March 2020. The data were collected using a sociodemographic form and DKAS-T. The language and content validity, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were used to assess the validity of the scale. The scale’s reliability was obtained using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, a paired sample t-test, item-total score correlation, and Hotelling’s T-squared test. Results: The mean age of the sample was 29.38 (±11.50) years; 66.8% (n = 1064) were female, and 54.1% (n = 861) reported their income status as income equal to expenditure. The DKAS-T demonstrated content validity and adequate sensitivity (Kendall W = 0.155, p = 0.093). The scale consisted of seventeen items and was unidimensional, which explained 28.705% of the variance. All the factor loadings were found to be #x3e;0.30 in factor analysis. In CFA, all of the fit indexes were #x3e;0.95 and root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) was 0.033. A Cronbach’s alpha value of 0.836 was obtained for the entire scale. It was determined that the scale has invariance according to time (t = −1.362, p = 0.181). Homogeneity of the scale was 3.26%, and there was no absence of reaction bias (Hotelling’s T-squared = 2573.681, p #x3c; 0.001). Conclusion: The results demonstrated that the instrument is reliable and generates valid data for the Turkish sample. This scale can be used to determine knowledge about dementia and planning educational interventions in the issue.
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord

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护理专业和一般人群的痴呆知识量表评估：跨文化适应和心理测量验证

背景：痴呆症的发病率在全球范围内急剧增加。了解痴呆症的知识对于预防、早期诊断、治疗和护理非常重要。本研究评估了土耳其语版痴呆知识评估量表 (DKAS-T) 的心理测量特性。方法：进行了心理测量研究。2019 年 11 月至 2020 年 3 月期间共招募了 1592 名参与者。数据是使用社会人口统计表和 DKAS-T 收集的。语言和内容效度、探索性因素分析 (EFA) 和验证性因素分析 (CFA) 用于评估量表的效度。该量表的信度是使用 Cronbach's alpha 系数获得的，一个配对样本t- 检验、项目-总分相关性和 Hotelling 的T方检验。结果：样本平均年龄为29.38（±11.50）岁；66.8% ( n = 1064) 是女性，54.1% ( n = 861) 将她们的收入状况报告为收入等于支出。DKAS-T 证明了内容有效性和足够的敏感性（Kendall W = 0.155，p= 0.093）。该量表由 17 个项目组成，是一维的，解释了 28.705% 的方差。在因子分析中发现所有因子载荷为#x3e;0.30。在 CFA 中，所有拟合指数均为 #x3e;0.95，近似均方根误差 (RMSEA) 为 0.033。整个量表的 Cronbach α 值为 0.836。确定该尺度根据时间具有不变性（t = -1.362，p = 0.181）。量表的同质性为 3.26%，不存在反应偏差（Hotelling 的T平方 = 2573.681，p #x3c；0.001）。结论：结果表明，该仪器是可靠的，并为土耳其样本生成了有效数据。该量表可用于确定有关痴呆症的知识并规划该问题的教育干预措施。
老年痴呆症认知障碍