Table 2: Results of the cluster,
factorial and reliability analyses pertaining to the categories of
questionnaire items (N = 80).
Categories of questionnaire items |
Items |
Explained variance (%) |
Eigen value of first
axis |
Guttman |
Diagnosis and
management of dementia |
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Knowledge |
1 |
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--- |
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Available
resources |
2, 3, 4, 5 |
60.95 |
2.44 |
0.87 |
Screening
practices |
6, 7, 8, 9 |
55.16 |
2.21 |
0.81 |
Skills |
10, 11 |
71.60 |
1.43 |
0.84 |
Referrals to
specialists |
12, 13 |
69.14 |
1.38 |
0.82 |
Attitudes towards
dementia |
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Facilitating
attitudes |
14, 15, 16, 17, 18 |
61.80 |
3.09 |
0.88 |
Unfavorable
attitudes |
19, 20, 21, 22, 23 |
41.64 |
2.08 |
0.78 |
Note:
In bold, acceptable categories for the questionnaire given the number of included
items.