Cengiz Burcu, Akyol Merve Aliye, Açıl Dilay
Department of Public Health Nursing, Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Nursing, Izmir, Turkey.
Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Nursing, Izmir, Turkey.
J Community Health Nurs. 2025 Jul-Sep;42(3):185-196. doi: 10.1080/07370016.2025.2454463. Epub 2025 Jan 26.
Community health physicians and nurses are pivotal in the prevention, detection, and management of dementia, particularly as its prevalence continues to rise globally. This study aims to assess community health physicians' and nurses' dementia knowledge and attitudes, as well as the associated factors.
A cross-sectional study.
A survey was conducted with 146 participants, including 103 nurses and 43 physicians, . The research tools were the demographic characteristics form, dementia knowledge assessment scale (DKAS), and dementia attitudes scale (DAS). The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis.
Mean score on the DKAS was 16.53 ± 6.24 (min: 0 point, max: 30 points) out of 34 and DAS was 96.23 ± 15.72 (min: 12 points, max: 120 points) out of 140. The total score of DKAS was positively predicted by being a physician, having prior education about dementia, and having experience with caring for people with dementia (PwD). These variables accounted for 35.4% of the total variance of DKAS (F: 8.292, R2 : 0.354, < 0.001). Age and total scores of DKAS predicted the total scores of DAS. These variables accounted for 25.2% of the total variance of DAS (F: 4.553, R2 : 0.252, < 0.001).
While community health physicians and nurses lack comprehensive knowledge about dementia, their positive attitudes present an opportunity for improvement.
It is crucial to foster community health professionals' dementia knowledge, as well as more positive attitudes toward PwD, in order to enhance the quality of care provided in primary care settings.
社区卫生医生和护士在痴呆症的预防、检测和管理中起着关键作用，尤其是在全球痴呆症患病率持续上升的情况下。本研究旨在评估社区卫生医生和护士的痴呆症知识与态度，以及相关因素。
一项横断面研究。
对146名参与者进行了调查，其中包括103名护士和43名医生。研究工具包括人口统计学特征表、痴呆症知识评估量表（DKAS）和痴呆症态度量表（DAS）。使用描述性统计和多元回归分析对数据进行分析。
DKAS的平均得分在34分中为16.53±6.24（最低：0分，最高：30分），DAS的平均得分在140分中为96.23±15.72（最低：12分，最高：120分）。DKAS的总分由作为医生、接受过痴呆症相关教育以及有照顾痴呆症患者（PwD）的经验正向预测。这些变量占DKAS总方差的35.4%（F：8.292，R2：0.354，P<0.001）。年龄和DKAS的总分预测了DAS的总分。这些变量占DAS总方差的25.2%（F：4.553，R2：0.252，P<0.001）。
虽然社区卫生医生和护士缺乏关于痴呆症的全面知识，但他们的积极态度为改善提供了机会。
培养社区卫生专业人员的痴呆症知识以及对痴呆症患者更积极的态度，对于提高初级保健环境中的护理质量至关重要。
