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Table 2 Mean scores, (SD) of dementia knowledge by age group

From: Dementia is (not) a natural part of ageing: a cross-sectional study on dementia knowledge and misconceptions in Swiss and Italian young adults, adults, and older adults

 

Age groups

F statistics (df)

p valuea

18–29 (N = 613)

30–59 (N = 175)

 ≥ 60 (N = 712)

Overall DKAS score

22.09 (3.24)

25.21 (10.39)

22.03 (8.03)

9.87 (1499)

 < 0.001

Care and considerations

6.83 (3.28)

7.23 (3.51)

7.72 (2.98)

13.12(1499)

 < 0.001

Causes and characteristics

6.28 (3.24)

6.44 (3.40)

5.16 (2.67)

27.75 (1499)

 < 0.001

Communication and behavior

4.66 (2.85)

5.95 (3.19)

4.48 (2.95)

17.82 (1499)

 < 0.001

Risk and health promotion

4.31 (2.55)

5.59 (2.86)

4.67 (2.28)

18.61 (1499)

 < 0.001

  1. Overall Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale score possible range: 0 to 50; Care and considerations subscale possible range: 0 to 12; Causes and characteristics subscale possible range: 0 to 14; Communication and behavior subscale possible range: 0 to 12; Risk and health promotion subscale possible range: 0 to 12
  2. a p values are based on one-way analysis of variance for continuous variables
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