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A confidence interval analysis of three studies using the Alzheimer's disease knowledge test
Author(s)	K Sullivan, S Finch, F O'Conor
Journal title	Aging & Mental Health, vol 7, no 3, May 2003
Pages	pp 176-181
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Dementia ; Attitude ; Students ; Teaching hospitals ; Evaluation ; Australia.
Annotation	It has been suggested that community awareness of Alzheimer's disease (AD) has increased over recent years. However, despite some recent attempts at monitoring changes in knowledge about AD, the claim has been difficult to evaluate, given the lack of systematic research in this area. This Australian study used confidence intervals to compare results from three studies that have investigated the level of AD knowledge in undergraduate students. Consistent with previous findings, the present study suggests that more recent cohorts of undergraduates are more knowledgeable about some aspects of AD, although to an extent that is much less marked than previously thought. Importantly, there are a number of areas in which there appears to have been little or no change in community awareness about AD. These are highlighted as issues that may need to be specifically tackled as part of future care education programmes. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-030806211 A
Classmark	EA: DP: XN: V6: 4C: 7YA
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