Dementia-related contact experience,attitudes,and the level of knowledge in medical vocational college students  

作　　者：Dong-Mei Liu Ling Yan Li Wang Hui-Hui Lin Xia-Yan Jiang 

机构地区：[1]School of Nursing,Anhui Medical College,Hefei 230062,Anhui Province,China

出　　处：《World Journal of Clinical Cases》2022年第28期10097-10108,共12页世界临床病例杂志

基　　金：Supported by the General Project of Humanities and Social Sciences Research in Universities of Anhui Province,No.2020SK12925B008;Professor Wang Jian Hua’s Research and Innovation Team,No.WJH202005t。

摘　　要：BACKGROUND Dementia is a severe neurological and psychological disease that occurs in older adults worldwide.The knowledge and attitude of medical-vocational college students play an important role in supporting primary healthcare systems.AIM To investigate the level of knowledge,contact experience,and attitudes toward dementia among medical-vocational college students in China.METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted,and 3-year medical and medical-related students from eight vocational colleges in Anhui province were recruited.The contact experience,attitudes,and knowledge level of students toward dementia were assessed using a questionnaire designed according to the Chinese version of the Alzheimer’s Disease Knowledge Scale(ADKS).RESULTS A total of 2444 medical and medical-related students completed the survey,of whom 86.7% of respondents had interests and concerns regarding Alzheimer’s disease(AD),and 29.2% of respondents had experiences of contact with dementia patients.Overall attitudes toward dementia were negative.Only 35.4% of students were interested in participating in the caregiving of dementia patients.The mean score of students’ knowledge about AD as assessed by the ADKS was 21.16(standard deviation,3.43) out of 30.CONCLUSION Dementia-related knowledge of medical-vocational college students was at a medium level,and their overall attitudes toward dementia were negative.

关 键 词：Medical-vocational college students DEMENTIA Contact experience Attitude Knowledge CAREGIVING 

分 类 号：R749.1[医药卫生—神经病学与精神病学]