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Table 1 Background characteristics and their relationship to dementia knowledge (N = 360)

From: A survey-based study of knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease among health care staff

Background characteristics

Unweighted number (Weighted %)

ADKS

F

df

Significance

Mean (SD)

Demographics

     

Gender (n = 356)

 Male

55 (21.5)

23.53 (3.30)

0.03

1,353

.854

 Female

301 (78.5)

23.61 (3.21)

   

Age

     

 <30 years

41 (17.3)

24.67 (2.85)

5.01

2,356

.007

 30-50 years

185 (51.7)

23.49 (3.22)

   

 >50 years

134 (31.0)

23.07 (3.43)

   

Professional Group

     

 Nursing

169 (46.2)

23.90 (2.84)

17.32

3,355

<.001

 Medicine

11 (10.3)

26.0 8 (1.80)

   

 Allied Health

81 (11.8)

23.87 (3.69)

   

 Support

99 (31.7)

22.14 (3.41)

   

Work setting (n = 355)

     

 Community

100 (24.6)

24.02 (3.44)

2.42

1,353

.121

 Hospital

255 (74.2)

23.40 (3.18)

   

Geographic Location

     

 Urban Centre

311 (87.6)

23.56 (3.26)

0.000

1,357

.986

 Rural Area

49 (12.4)

23.56 (3.00)

   

Experience and education

     

Family history of dementia (n = 359)

     

 Yes

106 (29.4)

23.91 (3.26)

1.94

1,357

.165

 No

253 (70.6)

23.43 (3.26)

   

Personal caring experience

     

 Yes

149 (41.4)

23.88 (3.23)

3.89

1,358

.049

 No

211 (58.6)

23.34 (3.28)

   

Professional caring experience

     

 Yes

222 (62.2)

24.38 (2.97)

40.85

1,358

<.001

 No

138 (37.8)

22.22 (3.41)

   

Tertiary Education

     

 Yes

92 (31.0)

24.72 (3.09)

21.58

1,358

<.001

 No

268 (69.0)

23.04 (3.21)

   

Dementia training

     

 Yes

87 (20.7)

24.32 (3.10)

5.06

1,358

.025

 No

273 (79.3)

23.37 (3.28)

   

Other dementia learning

     

 Yes

152 (41.4)

24.06 (2.95)

5.93

1,358

.015

 No

208 (58.6)

23.21 (3.43)

   

Self rated dementia knowledge (n = 325)

 

5.15 (2.23)

r = .367

 

<.001