Table 2 Percentage of correct answers per question on knowledge about dementia
From: Knowledge about dementia in South Korean nursing students: a cross-sectional survey
Category | Questionnaire item | True/false | Item correct (%) | Overall correct (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Causes | Everyone develops dementia when he or she gets old. | F | 91.9 | 85.4 |
Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia. | T | 78.4 | ||
Stroke may lead to dementia. | T | 85.8 | ||
Prevention and treatment | There is no way to prevent dementia. | F | 95.3 | 78.6 |
Some types of dementia can be cured completely. | T | 37.2 | ||
Drugs are useful to treat dementia. | T | 85.8 | ||
Regular exercise reduces the risk of dementia. | T | 95.9 | ||
Symptom and diagnosis | If a person remembers well what happened a long time ago, he or she does not have dementia. | F | 84.5 | 89.0 |
If a person develops dementia, he or she may experience change in his or her personality. | T | 93.9 | ||
Dementia can be determined only when strange behaviors appear. | F | 88.5 | ||
Caregiving | If a person develops dementia, it is impossible for him or her to live with his or her family. | F | 93.2 | 94.6 |
Because a dementia patient has no ability to judge, the patient does not need any explanation as to how he or she is cared for. | F | 95.9 |