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Table 2 ADKS content domains and professional group (n = 390)

From: Community health professionals’ dementia knowledge, attitudes and care approach: a cross-sectional survey in Changsha, China

    

Professionals

 
    

GPs(n = 212)

Community nurses (n = 178)

 

Content Domain

#items

Mean ± SD

%Correct

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

F value

p-value

ES

ADKS

30

19.7(3.07)

66%

20.3(3.01)

19.0(3.01)

17.653

0.000*

0.211

Risk Factor

6

4.0(1.01)

67%

4.2(0.99)

3.9(1.01)

9.595

0.002*

0.148

Symptoms

4

2.3(0.98)

42%

2.5(0.96)

2.2(0.99)

8.074

0.005*

0.152

Course of disease

4

2.8(0.88)

69%

2.9(0.89)

2.7(0.87)

3.990

0.046

0.113

Assessment and Diagnosis

4

2.8(0.81)

70%

2.9(0.79)

2.7(0.84)

2.279

0.132

0.122

Treatment and Diagnosis

4

3.2(0.76)

81%

3.3(0.74)

3.2(0.80)

0.424

0.515

0.065

Life Impact

3

2.4(0.66)

81%

2.5(0.64)

2.3(0.67)

9.362

0.002*

0.151

Care Giving

5

2.1(1.12)

42%

2.2(1.13)

2.0(1.10)

1.342

0.247

0.089

  1. ADKS Alzheimer’s Disease Knowledge Scale, SD standard deviation
  2. p-value was based on Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA)
  3. ES effect size
  4. Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons was applied. With 8 group comparisons conducted, a corrected p-value of 0.0062 was required
  5. *Significant after Bonferroni correction (p-value < 0.0062)
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