Investigating Nursing Students' Levels of Knowledge about Alzheimer's Disease

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dc.contributor.authorKondakci, Dilek Doruk
dc.contributor.authorMandiracioglu, Aliye
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-31T07:46:57Z
dc.date.available2024-08-31T07:46:57Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentEge Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBackground : Given that Alzheimer's disease (AD) has become a major public health problem, this study aimed to investigate the AD knowledge level of nursing students who are health professional candidates. Methods : The population of this cross-sectional study consisted of 346 nursing students taking up a 4 -year program. They were asked to fill out a sociodemographic information form and answer questions from the Alzheimer's Disease Knowledge Scale (ADKS). Results : Among the participants, 67.6% were female and 98.8% were single. The mean age of the students was 20.55 +/- 2.05 years. Their general knowledge about AD was low, with a mean ADKS score of 17.6 +/- 2.85. The scores of the 4th year students ( p = 0.035) and those who received education about the disease beforehand ( p = 0.015) were statistically significantly higher than those of the other participants ( p < 0.05). No significant relationship with ADKS score was observed for the factors of gender, whether they had elderly relatives, and whether they visited nursing homes. Conclusions : The participating students had a low level of knowledge about AD. Increasing disease -specific education and practices for nursing students and including discussions on AD in compulsory courses is necessary to fill in the knowledge gaps.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.7454/msk.v28i1.1594
dc.identifier.issn2356-3664
dc.identifier.issn2356-3656
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.7454/msk.v28i1.1594
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/104256
dc.identifier.volume28en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001248001200010en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniv Indonesiaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofMakara Journal of Health Researchen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.snmz20240831_Uen_US
dc.subjectAlzheimer's Diseaseen_US
dc.subjectKnowledgeen_US
dc.subjectNursing Studentsen_US
dc.subjectT & Uuml;Rkiyeen_US
dc.titleInvestigating Nursing Students' Levels of Knowledge about Alzheimer's Diseaseen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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