development and psychometric validation of the dementia attitudes scale

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Abstract
This study employed qualitative construct mapping and factor analysis to construct a scale to measure attitudes toward dementia. Five family caregivers, five professionals, and five college students participated in structured interviews. Qualitative analysis of the interviews led to a 46-item scale, which was reduced to 20 items following principal axis factoring with two different samples: college students (𝑁=302) and certified nursing assistant students (𝑁=145). Confirmatory factor analysis was then conducted with another sample of college students (𝑁=157). The final scale, titled the Dementia Attitudes Scale (DAS), essentially had a two-factor structure; the factors were labeled “dementia knowledge” and “social comfort.” Total-scale Cronbach's alphas ranged 0.83–0.85. Evidence for convergent validity was promising, as the DAS correlated significantly with scales that measured ageism and attitudes toward disabilities (range of correlations = 0.44–0.55; mean correlation =0.50). These findings demonstrate the reliability and validity of the DAS, supporting its use as a research tool.
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Authors ;Melissa L. O'Connor;Susan H. McFadden
Journal advanced biomedical research
Year 2010
DOI
10.4061/2010/454218
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http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2010/454218
Keywords
neurosciences biological psychiatry neuropsychiatrygeriatrics

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