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ArticleAustralasian journal on ageing2025

Validation of a dementia diagnosis attitude scale in simplified Chinese with Mandarin-speaking adults in Australia.

Xuan Mai Tran, Sonia Chan, Genevieve Z Steiner-Lim, Lyn Phillipson, Kim-Huong Nguyen, Déborah Oliveira, Tiet-Hanh Dao-Tran, Joyce Siette, Diana Karamacoska

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Article in Australasian journal on ageing, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  2. Validation of the Arabic Dementia Diagnosis Attitude Scale (A-DDAS).Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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9 authors.

Xuan Mai TranNICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Sonia ChanNICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Genevieve Z Steiner-LimNICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8708-6104
Lyn PhillipsonFaculty of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, School of Health and Society, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
Kim-Huong NguyenFaculty of Medicine, Centre of Health Services Research, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Déborah OliveiraFaculty of Nursing, Chile and Millenium Institute for Care Research, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago, Chile.
Tiet-Hanh Dao-TranFaculty of Medicine, Centre of Health Services Research, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4175-5648
Joyce SietteThe MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development, Western Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9568-5847
Diana KaramacoskaNICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8749-348X

Funding

Maridulu Budyari Gumal (SPHERE) and Western Sydney University
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesValidated scales assessing dementia attitudes in Chinese populations are needed to understand the extent and nature of stigma in communities, design appropriate sociocultural interventions and assess their impact. This study was aimed at translating and validating an Australian version of the 12-item dementia diagnosis attitude scale in simplified Chinese.

methodsFollowing a forward and backward translation process, including pretesting with community members, the final version was administered to Mandarin speaking adults aged 18 years or older in Australia (n = 325). We conducted exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, and internal consistency reliability testing.

resultsThe final version had 10 items covering a two-factor structure of five items each ('fear of labelling' and 'fear of losing face') with high reliability (α = .90).

conclusionsThe simplified Chinese dementia diagnosis attitude scale (SC-DDAS) is robust for use with Chinese populations in Australia. Future studies can extend on this work to determine further psychometric properties of the 10-item scale and assess its utility in informing and evaluating community interventions.

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DementiaHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAustraliaChinaEast Asian PeopleFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsAlzheimer diseasedementiapsychometricsocial norms

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PMID40405432
PMCPMC12099028

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