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Care Staff’s Daily Living Decision-Making Support Scale for Older Adults with Dementia in Japan: Development of Validity and Reliability

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  • Mizue Suzuki

    (Faculty of Nursing, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-3192, Japan)

  • Takuya Kanamori

    (Faculty of Nursing, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-3192, Japan)

  • Yukio Koide

    (Nishiyama Hospital Group, Hamamatsu 431-3192, Japan)

  • Yatami Asai

    (Geriatric Health Services Facility Mikatahara Bethel Home, Hamamatsu 431-3104, Japan)

  • Masako Sato

    (Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital, Hamamatsu 433-8558, Japan)

  • Tomoyoshi Naito

    (Faculty of Nursing, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-3192, Japan)

  • Keigo Inagaki

    (Faculty of Nursing, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-3192, Japan)

  • Masao Kanamori

    (College of Sport and Health Sciencies, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu 525-8577, Japan)

Abstract

This study aimed to develop and validate a scale to assess the daily-living decision-making support of care staff for older adults with dementia (OwDs) in Japan. A questionnaire survey was conducted among 138 care staff at two geriatric healthcare facilities from February to March 2021. The Daily Living Decision-Making Support Scale for Older Adults with Dementia (DL-DM) was developed using item analysis, factor analysis, and covariance structure analysis. The factor analysis yielded 12 items and three factors: (1) support for the formation and expression of intentions in daily life based on the life background and values of OwDs; (2) attitudes and devising ways to communicate regarding the formation and expression of intentions in OwDs daily lives; and (3) devising ways to support OwDs in realizing their intentions in daily life. The internal consistency reliability analysis yielded a Cronbach’s α of 0.87 for the total scale. The DL-DM correlated with the concurrent validity measures as expected. The DL-DM demonstrated validity and reliability as a potential scale to assess support for OwDs in daily life decision-making. The results also suggest an association between the DL-DM and person-centered care for OwDs.

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  • Mizue Suzuki & Takuya Kanamori & Yukio Koide & Yatami Asai & Masako Sato & Tomoyoshi Naito & Keigo Inagaki & Masao Kanamori, 2022. "Care Staff’s Daily Living Decision-Making Support Scale for Older Adults with Dementia in Japan: Development of Validity and Reliability," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(20), pages 1-10, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:20:p:13664-:d:949282
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