• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.14 no.12
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• pp.357-367
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• 2016

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among dementia care knowledge, attitudes toward to dementia and approach to dementia care of nurses. The participants were 202 nurses in G hospital of P city. The mean score of dementia care knowledge was 11.02, attitude toward dementia was 40.15 and approach to dementia care was 7.90. The dementia care knowledge was significant difference for sex(t=-2.424, P<.05), education level(F=2.932, P<.05) and work unit(F=2.268, P<.05). The dementia care knowledge was positively correlated with attitude toward to dementia(r=.162,P<.05 ). The predictors of dementia care knowledge were Emergence Room(${\beta}=-1.568$, p<.05) and Intensive Care Unit(${\beta}=-1.682$, p<.05). The result suggest that it is necessary to develop convergence education program to improve dementia care knowledge and attitudes toward to dementia to give high quality nursing care for patients with dementia.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.325-331
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• 2021

The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of dementia attitudes according to dementia education in university students on the recognition of dementia policy, focusing on the mediating effect of dementia knowledge. The participants were 306, 1~2 grad of students of U and K university in 2 G cities. The data were collected from September 1 to 31, 2017, and analyzed using the SPSS/WIN 21.0 program with t-test, Pearson correlation coefficients and multiple stepwise regression. There were significant differences in the education group compared to the non-education group in recognition of dementia policy, dementia knowledge, and dementia attitude according to the subject's dementia education. The level of dementia attitudes, recognition of dementia policy, dementia knowledge and attitudes were more than moderate. The positive correlations among recognition of dementia policy, dementia knowledge and attitudes were significant. Dementia knowledge was a predictor of recognition of dementia policy (t=2.35, p=019) and showed a significant partial mediating effect, and the explanatory power was 17.8%. It is necessary to continuously systematically provide the development and application of dementia education programs for the whole people to raise correct dementia knowledge, positive attitudes toward dementia, and awareness of dementia policies.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.8 no.9
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• pp.67-75
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• 2017

The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship among dementia knowledge, attitude and care burden of nurses in center for dementia. A total of 101 nurses in center for dementia filled out the structure questionnaires. The data were analyzed using the t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson correlation coefficients. The mean score of dementia knowledge was $18.14{\pm}1.09$ out of 20, and the mean of dementia attitude, care burden were $153.07{\pm}.76$ out of $266, 8.01{\pm}7.09$ out of 64 respectively. There was a significant correlation between care burden and dementia attitude(r=.25, p<.05) and dementia knowledge(r=-.32, p<.001). The results suggest that it is necessary to provide continuos education and support to improve dementia knowledge and change dementia attitude positively of nurses in order to reduce care burden of nurses in center for dementia.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.17 no.12
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• pp.383-391
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• 2019

The purpose of this study was to identify the dementia knowledge, attitudes and preventive behaviors of middle aged adults. The participants were 297 middle aged adults living in P city. Data were collected by using self-report questionnaires and data were analyzed by SPSS/WIN 25.0 program. The mean score of dementia knowledge was 9.0, attitude toward dementia was 2.98 and preventive behavior was 2.22. The dementia knowledge was positively correlated with preventive behaviors and attitude toward to dementia. The influencing factors of preventive behavior were smoking, drinking, dementia knowledge and monthly income. The explanation power was 39%. These result suggest that in order to promote dementia preventive behaviors of middle aged adults, an education program should be develop to improve dementia knowledge including no smoking and reduce alcohol drinking.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.125-133
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• 2020

The purpose of this study is to analysis of the difference between dementia policy perception, dementia knowledge, dementia attitude and dementia prevention behavior of middle-aged. The subjects were 217 middle-aged in their 40 to 64 years old who lived in D and G cities. The mean sore of were dementia policy perception 75.42±8.52, dementia knowledge 8.71±1.90, dementia attitude 28.55±5.10, dementia prevention behavior 27.04±3.35. Dementia knowledge were significant differences in gender, number of diseases, source of dementia information. Dementia attitudes were significant differences in gender, age, education, dementia in family, dementia living together, job status, early examination, source of dementia information. Dementia prevention behavior were significant difference in dementia living together and early examination. The most category of dementia prevention behavior was 'cigarette smoking(Inverse question)', and blood pressure and diabetes management' were the lowest. Therefore, development of a professional and systematic dementia education program to raise the awareness of dementia policy among middle-aged adults and form the right dementia knowledge and positive dementia attitude. Development of customized dementia prevention behavior programs to maintain cognitive activities, social activities, proper eating habits, and health care is needed.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.21 no.8
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• pp.629-639
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• 2021

This study examined effects of dementia knowledge, ageism and humanism on attitude toward the elderly with dementia in nursing students. The participants were 226 nursing student in S city and C province. Data were collected from September 7 to December 12, 2020 through self reported structured questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, and stepwise regression. Dementia knowledge correlated negatively with ageism and ageism correlated negatively attitude toward the elderly with dementia. Dementia knowledge and humanism were positively correlated with attitude toward the elderly with dementia. Participants' ageism, humanism, experience of dementia education, experience of cohabitation with dementia elderly and experience of volunteer for dementia elderly explained 26.5% of variance in attitude toward the elderly with dementia among nursing students. The findings indicate that nursing students' ageism, humanism, dementia education and volunteer programs for the elderly with dementia are important factors to be considered for the formation of desirable attitude toward the elderly with dementia.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.9 no.7
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• pp.317-323
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• 2018

The purpose of this study is to provide basic data on the development and application of dementia prevention education and program by identifying the degree of knowledge and attitude towards dementia of nursing students who have experienced as dementia partners. The participants were 157 nursing students who have experienced as dementia partners and analyzed by using SPSS 23.0 program. The participants showed knowledge toward dementia($9.77{\pm}2.55points$, range 0 ~ 15 points), attitude towards dementia($39.76{\pm}4.00$점, 0 points, range 0 ~ 60 points), and the relationship between knowledge and attitude towards dementia had a positive correlation (r = .213, p = .001). In conclusion, It is imperative to develop a variety of programs as well as drafting national policies that enable the cultivation of knowledge and attitude towards dementia.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.347-356
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• 2020

The purpose of this study was to examine the knowledge, attitudes and needs of preventive education for dementia in adults and provide them as basic data for developing nursing intervention strategies and preventive education programs for preventing dementia in adults. It collected data from 127 adults living in Seoul who agreed to the study and data were collected through personal interviews using a questionnaire. The level of dementia knowledge was high at 8.17, while the level of dementia attitude was high at 7.14, the need for dementia education was 4.56. The need for dementia preventive education was significant difference in the level of education, and the degree of interest in dementia preventive education showed a significant difference in the participant's occupation. The correlation of knowledge, attitudes and educational needs about dementia showed a significant amount of correlation. In this study, adults had a high level of knowledge about dementia and high attitude scores on dementia. Further studies are needed to increase the positive attitude toward dementia, education programs that increase knowledge need to be provided continuously as they are related to the increase in knowledge about dementia.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.17 no.5
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• pp.182-191
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• 2017

The study is conducted to identify the effects of the dementia preventive program on dementia knowledge, depression and cognitive function. A nonequivalent control group with pretest-posttest design was used on 61 elderly who were assigned to the experimental group 30 and control group 31. By using SPSS WIN 21.0 program, independent t-test was performed as analyzing method. The result of this study showed that average level of dementia knowledge was increased statistically (t=3.976, p<.001) at experimental group. Average level of cognitive function was increased statistically significant (t=3.048, p<.05) at experimental group. These findings confirmed that the dementia preventive program for preventing dementia was effective for improving dementia knowledge and cognitive function for elderly. Therefore, it is further encouraged to perform the dementia preventive program for preventing dementia within other Korean community in USA.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.38 no.2
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• pp.521-531
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• 2021

This study was conducted to examine the relationships between nursing students' knowledge on dementia, care performance, and empathy, thus providing the foundation of dementia patient nursing intervention strategies for nursing students. For the analysis to examine the relationships, this study used descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Scheffé test, and Pearson's correlation coefficient. The analysis showed that the higher students' year of study and the higher their interest in dementia (F=5.02, p=.008), the higher their knowledge on dementia (t=-4.03, p<.001), and also that the higher their satisfaction with clinical training (F=3.91, p=.023), the higher their care performance. It was found that nursing students' knowledge on dementia and their care performance (r=.21, p=.023) were positively correlated at a statistically significant level. Based on the results, this study suggests the need to develop and utilize education programs that can help students gain knowledge on dementia prior to clinical training so that they can have more knowledge on dementia and be encouraged to practice caring for patients with dementia.