Adaptation and Reliability of the Arabic Version of Alzheimer’s Disease Knowledge Scale (ADKS) among Sample of Middle aged and Elderly Egyptians Attending Outpatient Clinics in Mansoura University Hospital

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“… 12 In this study, in which 59.2% of the participants indicated some involvement in managing patients with Alzheimer’s disease, their mean ADKS at pre-test was 19.8 (± 4.28) and this significantly increased to 23.2 (± 4.01). These mean scores amongst HCWs were higher than 11.7 ± 3.02 obtained amongst elderly Egyptians 14 but lower than 20.15 to 27.40 reported by Carpenter et al in the United States. 13 Our participants’ knowledge scores increased in all seven ADKS domains.…”

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Educational intervention to enhance the knowledge of Ghanaian health workers on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias

Ayisi-Boateng

Sarfo

Opoku

et al. 2022

African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine

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Background: Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRDs) pose a major public health challenge in older adults. In sub-Saharan Africa, the burden of ADRD is projected to escalate amidst ill-equipped healthcare workers (HCWs).Aim: This study aimed to assess ADRD knowledge amongst Ghanaian HCWs and improve gaps identified through a workshop.Setting: Study was conducted among HCWs attending a workshop in Kumasi, Ghana.Methods: On 18 August 2021, a workshop on ADRD was organised in Kumasi, Ghana, which was attended by 49 HCWs comprising doctors, nurses, pharmacists, social workers and nutritionists. On arrival, they answered 30 pre-test questions using the Alzheimer’s Disease Knowledge Scale (ADKS). A post-test using the same questionnaire was conducted after participants had been exposed to a 4-h in-person educational content on ADRD delivered by facilitators from family medicine, neurology, geriatrics, psychiatry and public health.Results: The mean age of participants was 34.6 (± 6.82), mean years of practice was 7.7 (± 5.6) and 38.8% (n = 19) were nurses. The mean score of participants’ overall knowledge was 19.8 (± 4.3) at pre-test and 23.2 (± 4.0) at post-test. Participants’ pre-test and post-test scores improved in all ADKS domains. Factors associated with participants’ knowledge at baseline were profession, professional rank and the highest level of education attained. After adjusting for age and sex, participant’s rank, being a specialist (adjusted β = 14.44; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 7.03, 21.85; p 0.001) was an independent predictor of knowledge on Alzheimer’s disease.Conclusion: Existing knowledge gaps in ADRD could be improved via continuous medical education interventions of HCWs to prepare healthcare systems in Africa for the predicted ADRD epidemic.

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Educational intervention to enhance the knowledge of Ghanaian health workers on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias

Ayisi-Boateng

Sarfo

Opoku

et al. 2022

African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine

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“…The questionnaire also includes a "do not know" section to obtain more reliable data [1,53]. The resulting score is the number of questions answered correctly, giving a total score with a range of 0-30, where a higher total score indicates that the participant has better knowledge [51,54,55].…”

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Knowledge and Perceptions of Alzheimer’s Disease in the United Kingdom

Kafadar

Cheung

2021

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Background: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a global public health problem with an ageing population. Knowledge is essential to avoid AD's risk factors and promote early awareness, diagnosis and treatment of AD symptoms. AD knowledge is influenced by many cultural factors including cultural beliefs, attitudes and language barriers. This study aims: (1) to define AD knowledge level and perceptions amongst the general UK population; (2) to compare knowledge and perceptions of AD among three main ethnic groups (Asian, Blacks, and Whites); and (3) to assess potential associations of age, gender, education level, affinity with older people (65 or over), family history and caregiving history on AD knowledge.Methods: Data was collected from 190 participants who were living in the UK from three different ethnicities, which were Asian (15.8%), Black (16.3%), and White (67.9%). Demographic characteristics of participants and AD knowledge correlation were assessed by the 30-item Alzheimer’s Disease Knowledge Scale (ADKS), comprising 7 content domains. Data analysis included bivariate correlations to show associations between demographic characteristics of participants and their ADKS score, and multivariate analysis using ANOVA to illustrate potential correlations between ethnicity groups and ADKS score.Results: The general knowledge was found to be less than half, with 45.3% answering correctly out of all respondents. No significant differences were found for the total ADKS score between White, Black, and Asian participants. However, there were significant knowledge differences for ADKS domain scores. While Black participants had significantly more information about AD assessment and diagnosis (p=0.038), White respondents more likely to know about AD symptoms than their counterparts (p=0.009).Conclusion: The study's findings suggest that the AD knowledge level is not adequate for all ethnic groups. Moreover, ethnic groups differ in their AD knowledge and perceptions, and therefore, differ in their needs regards health communication. The study contributes to an understanding of ethnicity differences in AD knowledge in the UK population, and may also provide input into an intervention plan for different ethnicities’ information needs.

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Increasing self‐efficacy and knowledge in carer training: Hispanic versus Caucasian

2019

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AimNurses are teachers to their patients and need to know best practices for diverse families living with dementia. Little is known about Hispanic beliefs around dementia knowledge and self‐efficacy that may have an impact on the learning situation.DesignA pre‐/postresearch design was used in this intervention study with a baseline assessment of dementia knowledge and caregiver self‐efficacy and a reassessment at training completion.MethodsInvestigation of education training with two caregiver groups caring for persons with dementia: Caucasian and Hispanic. Convenience sample consisted of 567 Caucasians and 104 Hispanic dementia caregivers. Groups received training in their primary language accompanied by a training book (Dealing with Dementia Guide) also in the primary language.ResultsDementia knowledge and caregiver self‐efficacy increased in both groups with the Hispanic group demonstrating significantly greater increase in self‐efficacy. The Caucasian group had a significantly greater increase in the dementia knowledge compared with the Hispanic group.

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Adaptation and Reliability of the Arabic Version of Alzheimer’s Disease Knowledge Scale (ADKS) among Sample of Middle aged and Elderly Egyptians Attending Outpatient Clinics in Mansoura University Hospital

Cited by 4 publications

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Educational intervention to enhance the knowledge of Ghanaian health workers on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias

Educational intervention to enhance the knowledge of Ghanaian health workers on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias

Knowledge and Perceptions of Alzheimer’s Disease in the United Kingdom

Increasing self‐efficacy and knowledge in carer training: Hispanic versus Caucasian

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