Amano Takashi, Yamanaka Katsuo, Carpenter Brian D
Washington University, St. Louis.
University of Tsukuba, Japan.
Dementia (London). 2019 Feb;18(2):599-612. doi: 10.1177/1471301216685943. Epub 2016 Dec 28.
Concerned with the importance of prevailing knowledge about dementia in supporting those with dementia, large-scale educational programs have been implemented in some countries. Although Japan is one of those few countries, the experience from Japanese programs has been rarely shared because of the lack of a standardized measurement for assessing knowledge about dementia. This study aims to develop a Japanese version of the Alzheimer's Disease Knowledge Scale (JADKS) and to examine its reliability and validity. The JADKS was developed through a translation-back-translation process and was distributed to 837 people including university students, community-dwelling older people, health and welfare professionals, and family caregivers. Using data from the 566 participants who fully completed the questionnaire, test-retest reliability, internal consistency, and concurrent validity were evaluated. The results indicate that the JADKS has acceptable psychometric properties. The JADKS may be useful in assessing knowledge about dementia and could help compare effectiveness of educational programs.
鉴于关于痴呆症的现有知识在支持痴呆症患者方面的重要性，一些国家已实施了大规模教育项目。尽管日本是少数几个这样做的国家之一，但由于缺乏评估痴呆症知识的标准化测量方法，日本项目的经验很少被分享。本研究旨在开发日语版的阿尔茨海默病知识量表（JADKS），并检验其信度和效度。JADKS是通过翻译-回译过程开发的，分发给了837人，包括大学生、社区老年人、健康和福利专业人员以及家庭护理人员。利用566名完全完成问卷的参与者的数据，评估了重测信度、内部一致性和同时效度。结果表明，JADKS具有可接受的心理测量特性。JADKS可能有助于评估痴呆症知识，并有助于比较教育项目的效果。
