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. 2012 Nov;27(7):537-43.
doi: 10.1177/1533317512459793. Epub 2012 Sep 20.

Development of the questionnaire on palliative care for advanced dementia (qPAD)

Carol O Long  1 , Evelyn J Sowell, Robert K Hess, Tena R Alonzo
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Development of the questionnaire on palliative care for advanced dementia (qPAD)

Carol O Long et al. Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen. 2012 Nov.

Abstract

The Questionnaire on Palliative Care for Advanced Dementia (qPAD) is a 2-part instrument that measures long-term care staff knowledge, and beliefs, perceptions, and attitudes about palliative and end-of-life care for persons with advanced dementia. Factor analyses of the Knowledge Test (coefficient α = .81) produced 3 factors: Anticipating Needs, Preventing Negative Outcomes, and Insight and Intuition (coefficient α = .75, .73, and .58, respectively), explaining 67% of the total variance. Factor analyses of the Attitude Scale (coefficient α = .83) produced 3 factors: Job Satisfaction, Perceptions and Beliefs, and Work Setting Support of Families (coefficient α = .90, .64, and .67, respectively), explaining 68% of the total variance. These initial findings hold promise for an instrument that measures both knowledge and attitudes of long-term care staff in the care of persons with advanced dementia.

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The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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