Elaboración y validación psicométrica de una escala de conocimientos sobre la enfermedad de Alzheimer y otras demenciasAplicación en profesionales de residencias de mayores y en estudiantes de enfemería
- Pedro Luis Pancorbo Hidalgo Director
Defence university: Universidad de Jaén
Fecha de defensa: 26 May 2017
- Genoveva Granados Gámez Chair
- Isabel María López Medina Secretary
- Antonio Jesús Ramos Morcillo Committee member
Type: Thesis
Abstract
Aim: To develop and establish the psychometric properties of a scale aimed to measure knowledge on caring for people with Alzheimer disease and dementia. Methods: Four phases: 1) Identification and quality assessment of clinical guidelines about Alzheimer disease (AD). 2) Construction of a scale about knowledge on the care for people with AD and content validation. 3) Psychometric evaluation of the scale using 2 samples (nursing staff and students). 4) Measurement of the level of knowledge in Nursing homes staff in Jaén and in undergraduate nursing students at the University of Jaén. Results: The version 1 of this scale, with 30 items, showed good content validity. After the study with the 2 samples (nursing staff N= 361; Students N= 297) the 23-items final version of the scale have adequate psychometric properties, both reliability and validity. Conclusion: The UJA Alzheimer-Care scale is a reliable and valid instrument aimed to measure knowledge on Alzheimer disease care; it can be applied both to Nursing Homes staff and to nursing students.