Table 2 ADKS content domains and professional group
From: A survey-based study of knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease among health care staff
Professional group | ||||||||||
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Nursing | Medical | Allied health | Support | |||||||
Domain | # items | Mean/SD | % Correct | Mean/SD | Mean/SD | Mean/SD | Mean/SD | F | DF | Sig |
Life Impact | 3 | 2.60 (0.58) | 87% | 2.63 (0.57) | 2.93 (0.25) | 2.62 (0.52) | 2.44 (0.63) | 7.79 | 3,355 | <0.001 |
Risk Factors | 6 | 3.90 (1.22) | 65% | 3.92 (1.14) | 4.81 (1.19) | 3.87 (1.08) | 3.58 (1.24) | 10.24 | 3,355 | <0.001 |
Symptoms | 4 | 3.18 (0.88) | 80% | 3.20 (0.85) | 3.65 (0.49) | 3.12 (0.94) | 3.01 (0.94) | 5.12 | 3,355 | 0.002 |
Treatment management | 4 | 3.42 (0.74) | 86% | 3.45 (0.72) | 3.53 (0.51) | 3.47 (0.82) | 3.30 (0.81) | 1.30 | 3,355 | 0.275 |
Assessment | 4 | 3.42 (0.78) | 86% | 3.49 (0.76) | 3.75 (0.61) | 3.49 (0.72) | 3.17 (0.82) | 6.89 | 3,355 | <0.001 |
Care giving | 5 | 4.05 (0.90) | 81% | 4.16 (0.84) | 4.16 (0.76) | 4.25 (0.89) | 3.79 (0.97) | 5.07 | 3,355 | 0.002 |
Course of the disease | 4 | 3.00 (0.91) | 75% | 3.05 (0.87) | 3.26 (0.77) | 3.05 (0.90) | 2.84 (1.00) | 2.33 | 3,355 | 0.075 |