Table 1.

Exploratory factor analysis of Dementia Attitudes Scale (DAS‐GR)

Items	Mean (SD)	Cronbach's α if item deleted	Factor 1 “Comfort”	Factor 2 “Knowledge”
13. I feel relaxed around people with ADRD.	4.37 (1.13)	0.673	0.702
6. I feel uncomfortable being around people with ADRD*.	5.10 (1.30)	0.667	0.675
2. I am afraid of people with ADRD*.	5.09 (1.51)	0.671	0.648
17. I cannot imagine caring for someone with ADRD*.	4.90 (1.43)	0.682	0.586
9. I would avoid an agitated person with ADRD*.	4.33 (1.51)	0.683	0.581
4. I feel confident around people with ADRD.	4.61 (1.21)	0.698	0.511
5. I am comfortable touching people with ADRD.	5.76 (1.40)	0.699	0.506
8. I am not very familiar with ADRD*.	2.56 (1.80)	0.728	0.435
16. I feel frustrated because I do not know how to help people with ADRD*.	3.18 (1.29)	0.728	0.318
12. It is possible to enjoy interacting with people with ADRD.	0.4.27 (1.03)	0.646		0.410
18. I admire the coping skills of people with ADRD.	5.94 (0.98)	0.645		0.560
3. People with ADRD can be creative.	5.34 (1.24)	0.636		0.544
11. It is important to know the past history of people with ADRD.	6.37(0.81)	0.650		0.534
14. People with ADRD can enjoy life.	4.96 (1.30)	0.641		0.505
19. We can do a lot now to improve the lives of people with ADRD.	6.03 (0.92)	0.638		0.502
10. People with ADRD like having familiar things nearby.	5.77 (0.98)	0.644		0.472
20. Difficult behaviours may be a form of communication for people with ADRD.	4.88 (1.20)	0.648		0.449
15. People with ADRD can feel when others are kind to them.	5.61 (1.18)	0.656		0.389
7. Every person with ADRD has different needs.	6.36 (0.82)	0.667		0.348
1. It is rewarding to work with people who have ADRD.	5.77 (1.04)	0.662		0.336

^*Reverse‐scored items.