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

Table 5 Students’ Alzheimer’s disease knowledge

Variables	Range of total score	Total (n = 2444)	Medical-major students (n = 1251)	Medical-related major students (n = 1193)	Z/T value	P value
ADKS total	0-30	21.16 ± 3.43	21.78 ± 3.81	20.53 ± 2.84	-9.179	< 0.001
Risk factors	0-6	3.75 ± 1.26	3.73 ± 1. 28	3.76 ± 1.28	-0.026	0.979
Assessment and diagnosis	0-4	3.04 ± 0.91	3.13 ± 0. 95	2.95 ± 0.85	-6.413	< 0.001
Symptoms	0-4	2.44 ± 1.03	2.60 ± 0.99	2.26 ± 1.03	-7.895	< 0.001
Course	0-4	2.99 ± 0.89	3.07 ± 0.93	2.90 ± 0.84	-6.088	< 0.001
Caregiving	0-5	3.43 ± 1.17	3.58 ± 1.21	3.28 ± 1.10	-6.434	< 0.001
Treatment and management	0-4	3.10 ± 0.80	3.21 ± 0.83	2.98 ± 0.75	-8.266	< 0.001
Life impact	0-3	2. 42 ± 0. 70	2. 45 ± 0. 69	2. 39 ± 0. 71	-2.100	0.979

ADKS: Alzheimer’s Disease Knowledge Scale.