Dementia-related contact experience, attitudes, and the level of knowledge in medical vocational college students

Table 6 Factors influencing the Alzheimer’s Disease Knowledge Scale score

Variables		ADKS	Z/T value	P value
Grade			-6.320	< 0.001
	Freshman	20.73 ± 3.33
	Sophomore	21.69 ± 3.48
Sex			-2.281	0.023
	Female	21.29 ± 3.51
	Male	20.97 ± 3.29
Heard about AD			-3.073	0.002
	Yes	22.08 ± 3.98
	No	21.06 ± 3.34
Interest and concern in AD			-0.544	0.586
	Yes	21.40 ± 4.10
	No	21.13 ± 3.32
Contact experienced			-6.227	< 0.001
	Yes	21.97 ± 3.64
	No	20.81 ± 3.28
Attitudes			-4.948	< 0.001
	Positive	21.84 ± 3.64
	Negative	20.74 ± 3.28
Interested in participating in care			-3.097	0.002
	Yes	21.47 ± 3.25
	No	21.00 ± 3.52

ADKS: Alzheimer’s Disease Knowledge Scale; AD: Alzheimer’s disease.