Influencing factors and understanding situation of Alzheimer's disease among medical workers
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2012.15.002
- VernacularTitle:医护人员对阿尔茨海默病的了解现况及其影响因素
- Author:
Run-Lian HE
1
;
Hong-Mei YU
;
Bian-E LI
;
Xiao-Qian YIN
;
Li-Hua SUN
Author Information
1. 太原市中心医院
- Keywords:
Alzheimer' s disease;
Factor analysis,statistics;
Doctors and nurses
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2012;18(15):1740-1745
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To study the influencing factors and understanding situation of Alzheimer' s disease among medical workers.Methods Totals of 200 staffs and nurses were randomly selected from three hospitals.Self-designed questionnaire and Alzheimer' s disease knowledge scale was used to measure the understanding situation of medical workers.Results The average score of ADKS was ( 60.20 ± 11.940 ),and the dimensions score was life influencing (80.83 ± 24.656),treatment and management (76.25 ± 24.137),course of disease ( 62.13± 23.508),risk factors ( 61.75± 21.708 ),assessment and diagnosis ( 61.63 ±23.090),symptom(51.50 ± 26.003 ),care ( 37.40 ± 20.081 ).And multiple linear regressions indicated that working,AD knowledge training,family members with AD/related obstacles,education back ground were the influencing factors of the ADKS score,and those factors were positively correlated with the score of ADKS.Conclusions The understanding situation of Alzheimer' s disease among medical staffs of three hospitals is poor.The scores of all aspects of Alzheimer' s disease knowledge are correlated with many factors,so we can take corresponding measures to improve the understanding of Alzheimer's disease among the medical workers.
