Research Article

Development and Psychometric Validation of the Dementia Attitudes Scale

Table 2

Descriptive statistics and reliability for the DAS, OP, FSA, ATDP, IDP, and SDS-13.

Scale SDCronbach’s

DAS157 98.6412.820.83
OP 77163.6918.730.85
FSA 80 89.17 9.300.87
ATDP79 83.41 9.540.72
IDP 78 63.13 8.820.81
SDS-13157 4.21 2.910.74

Note. DAS = Dementia Attitudes Scale. OP = Kogan Attitudes toward Old People Scale. FSA = Fraboni Scale of Ageism. ATDP = Attitudes Towards Disabled Persons Scale. IDP = Interaction with Disabled Persons Scale.