Table 2.
Cohort total and subscale pre-education scores for the 25-item DKAS
| Cohort | Summative mean score (SD) / 50 |
Subscale mean scores (SD) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Causes & characteristics / 14 |
Communication & behaviours / 12 |
Care considerations / 12 |
Risks & health promotion / 12 |
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| Alpha (α) | α = .85 | α = .69 | α = .68 | α = .76 | α = .65 |
| General practitioners (n = 26) |
36.88 (9.78) | 11.50 (3.10) | 7.46 (3.42) | 9.69 (2.84) | 8.23 (3.31) |
| Nurses (n = 918) |
37.89 (7.63) | 11.52 (2.66) | 8.28 (3.01) | 10.62 (2.02) | 7.47 (2.82) |
| Health students (n = 173) |
34.48 (8.30) | 10.73 (3.00) | 7.17 (2.95) | 10.00 (2.67) | 6.57 (3.02) |
| Professional carers (n = 912) |
34.53 (8.41) | 10.73 (3.05) | 7.48 (3.00) | 10.26 (2.35) | 6.06 (2.86) |
| Family carers (n = 115) |
34.46 (6.75) | 10.97 (2.74) | 6.65 (2.84) | 10.62 (1.81) | 6.22 (2.59) |
| Other healthcare worker (n = 649) |
37.08 (7.98) | 11.54 (2.71) | 8.07 (3.07) | 10.38 (2.16) | 7.09 (2.80) |
| General population (n = 856) |
32.52 (9.05) | 10.52 (3.19) | 6.35 (3.22) | 9.70 (2.65) | 5.94 (2.86) |