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| Study on the status of knowledge and influencing factors towards Alzheimer's disease among school medical students in Suzhou |
| LYU Shujiao1,2 LI Huiling2 LIN Lu1,2 |
1.Department of Geriatrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu Province, Suzhou 215006, China;
2.School of Nursing Medical College, Soochow University, Jiangsu Province, Suzhou 215006, China |
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Abstract Objective To explore the degree of knowledge of Alzheimer′s disease (AD) and its influencing factors of the school medical students with different demographic characteristic in Suzhou. Methods From February to August in 2017, 603 school medical students were selected by convenience sampling method. They were surveyed by self-designed questionnaire, including their degree of knowledge of AD were assessed by the Alzheimer′s Disease Knowledge Scale (ADKS). Results The results of single factor analysis showed that female students′ scores in overall AD knowledge and such dimensions as course of disease, treatment and management were higher (P < 0.05). In general, graduate students′ scores were higher than undergraduates in overall AD knowledge and dimensions other than risk factors, impact on life and other areas of care (P < 0.05). Whether or not family members with AD, or had the experience of taking care of AD patients were related to ADKS total score and multiple dimension scores (P < 0.05). Multiple linear regression analysis indicated that the total score of ADKS was closely correlated with gender and academic degree (P < 0.05), female students′ scores were higher on the course of disease, treatment and management, and overall AD knowledge (P < 0.05), and the scored of students with experience of care were higher on symptoms and treatment and management (P < 0.05). Conclusion The school medical students of Suzhou have a poor acquisition of AD knowlege in an overall level. And it is necessary to make an education revolution, set up AD related thoery curriculumn and clinical practice, in order to facilitate the school medical students master professional knowledge and skill, which can provide more proficient medical service for AD patients and imporve their living quality.
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