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

Parra-Anguita, Laura; Sánchez-García, Inmaculada; Casado, Rafael del Pino; Hidalgo, Pedro Luis Pancorbo

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“…Recently, Parra-Anguita et al developed UJA Alzheimer’s Care Scale for measuring knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia care among nursing professionals or nursing students. The initial validation study obtained good psychometric properties concerning validity, reliability and strong intraclass correlation coefficient with DKAT2 [ 20 ]. However, thus far, the DKAS is the only scale that has been validated in a larger population sample, including healthcare professionals, health students, family members of patients diagnosed with dementia and the general population [ 18 ].…”

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“…Previously, the Dementia Knowledge Assessment Tool 2 (DKAT2) was translated into the Spanish language and validated, but only with nursing students and nursing staff from nursing homes [ 19 ]. Parra-Anguita et al developed and validated a scale to measure AD knowledge among both Spanish nursing staff and students (UJA Alzheimer’s Care Scale) but this scale also had not been designed for non-professional caregivers [ 20 ]. There has also been another attempt in the Spanish language to determine the usefulness of ADKS among non-professional caregivers, but the tool had relatively low internal consistency.…”

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Spanish-dementia knowledge assessment scale (DKAS-S): psychometric properties and validation

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Background Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most frequent cause of cognitive impairment. Community knowledge of the disease has proven to be a very important aspect of the development of interventions and the evaluation of their effectiveness. However, it is necessary to have standardized and recognized tools in different languages. The aim of the current study was to develop a cross-cultural adaptation of the Spanish Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale (DKAS-S) and to assess their psychometric properties with cohorts of health students and professional and non-professional caregivers of AD patients from several regions of Spain. Methods We developed and translated the DKAS into Spanish following the forward-back-forward translation procedure. Then, we performed a cross-sectional study to assess the validity, reliability and feasibility of the DKAS-S. We also performed an analysis to obtain test-retest reliability measures. The study was performed in four medical centres across three regions in Spain. From May to September 2019, we administered the scale to students, professional and non-professional caregivers; including a subgroup of non-professional caregivers of patients with early-onset AD (< 65 years). Results Eight hundred forty-six volunteer participants completed the DKAS-S: 233 students (mean age 26.3 ± 9.2 years), 270 professional caregivers (mean age 42.5 ± 11.7 years) and 343 non-professional caregivers of AD patients. (mean age was 56.4 ± 13.16). The DKAS-S showed good internal consistency (Cronbach’s α = 0.819) and good test-retest reliability (time 1: 28.1 ± 8.09 vs time 2: 28.8 ± 7.96; t = − 1.379; p = 0.173). Sensitivity to change was also significant in a subgroup of 31 students who received education related to AD and dementias between each administration (time 1: 25.6 ± 6.03) to (time 2: 32.5 ± 7.12; t = − 5.252, p = 0.000). The validity of the construct was verified by confirmatory factor analysis, although there were challenges in the inclusion of some items in the original 4 factors. Conclusions The 25-item DKAS-S showed good psychometric properties for validity and reliability and the factorial analysis when it was administered to a population of students and professional and non-professional caregivers. It was a useful instrument for measuring levels of knowledge about dementia in Spanish population.

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“…En ese mismo contexto, Parra-Anguita et al (30) realizaron una evaluación psicométrica donde evidenciaron que el coeficiente de correlación intraclase entre la UJA Alzheimer's Care Scale y la versión española del Dementia Knowledge Assessment Tool 2 mostró una fuerte concordancia entre el personal de enfermería (0,63) y los estudiantes (0,79); la escala es capaz de distinguir entre profesionales con bajo o alto conocimiento en el cuidado del Alzheimer. Las alfas de Cronbach globales fueron 0,70 (personal de enfermería) y 0,82 (estudiantes de enfermería).…”

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Propiedades psicométricas de la escala de evaluación sobre los conocimientos de la demencia: revisión sistemática

Neira

Coronel

2023

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En América Latina el estudio de la demencia con escalas validadas endógenamente es un desafío, siendo recurrente estudiar los parámetros necesarios para una posible adaptación y validación para Ecuador. Introducción. En América Latina, específicamente en Ecuador, el estudio de la demencia con escalas endógenamente validadas es un desafío, siendo necesario incluir la pobreza, las barreras culturales, las vulnerabilidades socioeconómicas; como indicadores a considerar para el desarrollo de una escala para medir la demencia en la región, situación que ayuda a superar los desafíos existentes para el tratamiento clínico de manera más efectiva. Objetivo. General Revisar la evidencia científica sobre las propiedades psicométricas de la escala de evaluación sobre el conocimiento de la demencia. Específico. SO1. Describir la validación o adaptación de la escala de evaluación del conocimiento de la demencia a nivel internacional. SO2. Verificar los índices de ajuste de la escala de evaluación sobre el conocimiento de la demencia. Metodología. Se realizó una revisión sistemática de la literatura científica relacionada con el estudio. Para el desarrollo de este proceso se utilizó el procedimiento PRISMA. Estrategias de búsqueda. Resultados. El primer paso fue formular el tema y los objetivos de la investigación, y luego establecer los criterios de inclusión y exclusión; la información se buscó en bases de datos científicas para su selección y análisis para proporcionar respuestas a los objetivos. Conclusión. La investigación planteada en la discusión, muestra la necesidad de validar las escalas sobre demencia al contexto de un país, ya que esto ayuda a promover una mayor confiabilidad en la recolección de datos, siendo también considerable, implementar un análisis estadístico para verificar la confiabilidad interna de los ítems, teniendo en cuenta la revisión lingüística porque están en orden con la semántica de una cultura, demostrando la necesidad en Ecuador, de adaptar la balanza a la realidad de la sociedad ecuatoriana.

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“…The knowledge about caring for people with AD and other dementias was measured using the UJA-Alzheimer's Care Scale (Spanish version) (UJA stands for University of Jaén) [25]. This is a 23-item questionnaire with three response options: "Yes", "No", and "I don't know".…”

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Knowledge about the Care of People with Alzheimer’s Disease of the Nursing Staff of Nursing Homes in Spain

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García-Fernández

Casado

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People with Alzheimer’s disease often live in nursing homes. Updated knowledge among the nursing staff has led to better quality of care. The aim of this study was to measure the knowledge about the care of people with Alzheimer’s disease of the nursing staff of nursing homes in Spain. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 24 nursing homes in the province of Jaén (Spain) with a sample of 361 members of staff, i.e., registered nurses (RNs), assistant nurses (ANs), and eldercare workers (EWs). The University of Jaén UJA-Alzheimer’s Care Scale was used to measure the knowledge. The knowledge was higher among the RNs (83.3% of the maximum) than among the ANs and EWs (71.6%). Work experience and updated training were associated with the knowledge score in RNs, but only the updated training in ANs and EWs. Nursing homes with less experienced nursing staff and with a small proportion of staff receiving training on dementia have a low knowledge score. The nursing staff of nursing homes in Jaén have medium to high knowledge about Alzheimer’s care. There is a wide range of variation in the knowledge score among the nursing homes. Up-to-date staff training in dementia care is the factor with the strongest association with knowledge.

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

Cited by 11 publications

References 34 publications

Spanish-dementia knowledge assessment scale (DKAS-S): psychometric properties and validation

Spanish-dementia knowledge assessment scale (DKAS-S): psychometric properties and validation

Propiedades psicométricas de la escala de evaluación sobre los conocimientos de la demencia: revisión sistemática

Knowledge about the Care of People with Alzheimer’s Disease of the Nursing Staff of Nursing Homes in Spain

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