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An analysis of nursing and medical students’ attitudes towards and knowledge of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD)

Published:2022-01-01 Issue:1 Volume:19 Page:
ISSN:2194-5772
Container-title:International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship
language:en
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Author:

Abdalrahim Asem¹^ORCID,ALBashtawy Mohammed¹,Alkhawaldeh Abdullah¹,Al-amer Rasmieh M.²³,Bani Salameh Ahmad⁴,ALBashtawy Sa’d⁵,Abu Khait Abdallah⁶,ALBashtawy Zaid⁷

Affiliation:

1. Department of Community and Mental Health , Princess Salma Faculty of Nursing, AL al-Bayt University , Mafraq , Jordan

2. Department of Psychiatric Health Nursing , Faculty of Nursing, Isra University , Amman , Jordan

3. Western Sydney University, School of Nursing and Midwifery , Sydney , NSW , Australia

4. Anesthesia and Intensive Care and Pain Management, Jordanian Royal Medical Services: Amman , Amman , Jordan

5. Ministry of Health , Irbid , Jordan

6. Department of Community and Mental Health , Faculty of Nursing, The Hashemite University , Zarqa , Jordan

7. Faculty of Medicine, Yarmouk University , Irbid , Jordan

Abstract

Abstract Objectives Little is known about how Jordanian undergraduate medical and nursing students perceive Alzheimer’s disease (AD) care. This study aimed to investigate nursing and medical students’ AD knowledge, attitudes, and associated factors with their knowledge to inform reforms to multidisciplinary AD education undergraduate programs in Jordan. Methods Cross-sectional research was carried out using a self-administered questionnaire. Students’ knowledge was measured using the Alzheimer’s Disease Knowledge Scale (ADKS) and attitudes were measured using the Dementia Care Attitude Scale (DCAS). The survey was completed by 423 nursing and medical students. Results The overall mean score on the ADKS for students’ AD knowledge was 17.50 (SD=3.08) out of 30 and the DCAS for students’ attitudes toward AD was 26.76 (SD=6.19) out of 40. Conclusions Medical students had a higher level of AD knowledge and a lower level of positive attitude than nursing students (p<0.05).

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

Education,General Nursing

Link

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/ijnes-2022-0033/pdf

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