Knowledge and attitudes of undergraduate nursing students toward dementia: An Indian perspective
Objective.This work evaluated nursing students' knowledge and attitudes toward individuals with Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Methodology. This was a transversal, descriptive study carried out with a randomly selected group of nursing students (N = 122) from Bangalore, India, in 2013....
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| author | Vijayalakshmi Poreddi Brian D Carpenter Sailaxmi Gandhi Rama Chandra Sailaxmi GandhiSuresh BadaMath |
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| description | Objective.This work evaluated nursing students' knowledge and attitudes toward individuals with Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Methodology. This was a transversal, descriptive study carried out with a randomly selected group of nursing students (N = 122) from Bangalore, India, in 2013. The study used the Alzheimer's Disease Knowledge scale (30 questions with true-false options) and the Attitude toward Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias scale (20 questions scored with seven Likert-type options; the higher the score, the better the attitude). Results. The findings revealed that 56% of the questions were answered correctly and the average attitude score was 95 ± 1.5. A negative correlation was observed between age and knowledge of dementia (r = -0.323; p < 0.001). Conclusion. The participants have inadequate knowledge of dementia. However, they have positive attitudes towards patients with dementia, giving way to improving their knowledge related to this disease. Thereby, there is urgent need to enhance the undergraduate study plan with respect to the content of this theme and strengthen the attitudes of comprehensive care to individuals with dementia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-902ae4757f5b497fb4c81b4bd2e0637c2023-10-02T01:33:55ZengUniversidad de AntioquiaInvestigación y Educación en Enfermería0120-53072015-12-0133351952810.17533/udea.iee.v33n3a16S0120-53072015000300016Knowledge and attitudes of undergraduate nursing students toward dementia: An Indian perspectiveVijayalakshmi Poreddi0Brian D Carpenter1Sailaxmi Gandhi2Rama Chandra3Sailaxmi GandhiSuresh BadaMath4National Institute of Mental health and NeurosciencesUniversity in St. LouisNational Institute of Mental Health & NeurosciencesNational Institute of Mental health and NeurosciencesNational Institute of Mental health and NeurosciencesObjective.This work evaluated nursing students' knowledge and attitudes toward individuals with Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Methodology. This was a transversal, descriptive study carried out with a randomly selected group of nursing students (N = 122) from Bangalore, India, in 2013. The study used the Alzheimer's Disease Knowledge scale (30 questions with true-false options) and the Attitude toward Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias scale (20 questions scored with seven Likert-type options; the higher the score, the better the attitude). Results. The findings revealed that 56% of the questions were answered correctly and the average attitude score was 95 ± 1.5. A negative correlation was observed between age and knowledge of dementia (r = -0.323; p < 0.001). Conclusion. The participants have inadequate knowledge of dementia. However, they have positive attitudes towards patients with dementia, giving way to improving their knowledge related to this disease. Thereby, there is urgent need to enhance the undergraduate study plan with respect to the content of this theme and strengthen the attitudes of comprehensive care to individuals with dementia.http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0120-53072015000300016&lng=en&tlng=enenfermedad de Alzheimeractitudestudios transversalesdemenciaIndiaestudiantes de enfermería |
| spellingShingle | Vijayalakshmi Poreddi Brian D Carpenter Sailaxmi Gandhi Rama Chandra Sailaxmi GandhiSuresh BadaMath Knowledge and attitudes of undergraduate nursing students toward dementia: An Indian perspective Investigación y Educación en Enfermería enfermedad de Alzheimer actitud estudios transversales demencia India estudiantes de enfermería |
| title | Knowledge and attitudes of undergraduate nursing students toward dementia: An Indian perspective |
| title_full | Knowledge and attitudes of undergraduate nursing students toward dementia: An Indian perspective |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge and attitudes of undergraduate nursing students toward dementia: An Indian perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge and attitudes of undergraduate nursing students toward dementia: An Indian perspective |
| title_short | Knowledge and attitudes of undergraduate nursing students toward dementia: An Indian perspective |
| title_sort | knowledge and attitudes of undergraduate nursing students toward dementia an indian perspective |
| topic | enfermedad de Alzheimer actitud estudios transversales demencia India estudiantes de enfermería |
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