The development and evaluation of the DK-20: A knowledge of dementia measure

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1899-1907

  Shanahan, Niamh ^a   Orrell, Martin ^a   Schepers, Astrid K ^a   Spector, Aimee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's; care staff; dementia; outcome measure; reliability; validity

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE KNOWLEDGE TEST; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTENT VALIDITY; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; CONVERGENT VALIDITY; DEMENTIA; DEMENTIA KNOWLEDGE TEST; DEMENTIA QUIZ; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DK 20 SCALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; ITEM TOTAL CORRELATION; MARY STARKE HARPER AGING KNOWLEDGE EXAM; MENTAL HEALTH CAREGIVING QUESTIONNAIRE; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; ONE TAILED TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

AGED; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885649347     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610213001142     Document Type: Article

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