Sinhala version of dementia knowledge assessment scale(SI-DKAS):a validation cross-sectional survey among nursing students
Thilanka Jagoda1
Sarath Rathnayake2
1.Department of Nursing and Midwifery,Faculty of Allied Health Sciences,University of Sri Jayewardenepura,Gangodawila,Nugegoda 10100,Sri Lanka2.Centre for Digital Innovations in Health and Social Care,Faculty of Health Studies,University of Bradford,Bradford BD19 5AZ,UK
摘要：Objective:To translate and adapt the dementia knowledge assessment scale(DKAS)into Sinhala version and to evaluate its psychometric properties among nursing students.
Methods:A cross-sectional validation study was conducted in two phases:(ⅰ)translation and adaptation and(ⅱ)evaluating psychometric properties(N=394 nursing students).
Results:The DKAS was adapted to the Sinhala(Si-DKAS)version,and the content validity index(CVI=0.9)was satisfactory.Exploratory factor analysis(EFA)and confirmatory factor analysis(CFA)resulted in an 18-item Si-DKAS with a four-factor model:"care considerations,""causes and characteristics of dementia,""health promotion,"and"misconceptions about dementia."The model fit indices were suboptimal(comparative fix index[CFI]=0.809 and Turker-Lewis index[TLI]=0.773),and some indices were acceptable(standardized root-mean-squared residual[SRMR]=0.040 and root-mean-squared error of approximation[RMSEA]=0.053).Internal consistency(0.7)and test-retest correlation(0.9)were acceptable.Discriminant validity was confirmed by knowledge score differences based on academic years.
Conclusions:This is a valid and reliable tool for assessing knowledge of dementia among Sinhala-speaking nursing students.
机标关键词：knowledgestudentsscaleamongassessmentcross-sectionaldementianursing
论文发表日期：2025-09-20
在线出版日期：2025-10-13（本平台首次上网日期，不代表文献的发表时间）
页数：12( 333-344 )
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