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| DAS items | Preintervention mean ± SD | Postintervention mean ± SD | value
(≤0.05) |
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| Item 1: It is rewarding to work with people who have ADRD | 5.54 ± 1.03 | 6.27 ± 0.90 | 0.012 |
| Item 2: I am afraid of people with ADRD | 6.27 ± 1.01 | 6.73 ± 0.65 | 0.180 |
| Item 3: People with ADRD can be creative | 5.18 ± 1.54 | 6.55 ± 0.69 | 0.016 |
| Item 4: I feel confident around people with ADRD | 5.27 ± 1.19 | 6.27 ± 0.90 | 0.019 |
| Item 5: I am comfortable touching people with ADRD | 5.18 ± 1.72 | 6.09 ± 0.70 | 0.074 |
| Item 6: I feel uncomfortable being around people with ADRD | 6.18 ± 1.08 | 6.18 ± 1.53 | 1.000 |
| Item 7: Every person with ADRD has different needs | 6.27 ± 1.10 | 6.18 ± 0.98 | 0.780 |
| Item 8: I am not very familiar with ADRD | 5.09 ± 1.58 | 6.00 ± 1.34 | 0.002 |
| Item 9: I would avoid an agitated person with ADRD | 3.82 ± 1.33 | 4.64 ± 1.36 | 0.068 |
| Item 10: People with ADRD like having familiar things nearby | 5.82 ± 1.17 | 5.91 ± 1.64 | 0.867 |
| Item 11: It is important to know the past history of people with ADRD | 6.27 ± 0.90 | 6.18 ± 1.25 | 0.724 |
| Item 12: It is possible to enjoy interacting with people with ADRD | 5.91 ± 1.22 | 6.72 ± 0.47 | 0.020 |
| Item 13: I feel relaxed around people with ADRD | 4.91 ± 1.14 | 6.27 ± 1.01 | 0.013 |
| Item 14: People with ADRD can enjoy life | 5.00 ± 1.61 | 6.45 ± 0.52 | 0.005 |
| Item 15: People with ADRD can feel when others are kind to them | 6.09 ± 1.04 | 7.00 ± 0.00 | 0.016 |
| Item 16: I feel frustrated because I do not know how to help people with ADRD | 3.64 ± 1.36 | 4.72 ± 2.15 | 0.025 |
| Item 17: I cannot imagine taking care of someone with ADRD | 4.45 ± 1.92 | 5.45 ± 1.86 | 0.110 |
| Item 18: I admire the coping skills of people with ADRD | 5.27 ± 1.56 | 5.73 ± 1.27 | 0.210 |
| Item 19: We can do a lot now to improve the lives of people with ADRD | 5.36 ± 1.63 | 6.36 ± 0.67 | 0.049 |
| Item 20: Difficult behaviors may be a form of communication for people with ADRD | 5.55 ± 1.03 | 6.09 ± 0.94 | 0.140 |
| DAS total | 107.09 ± 11.85 | 121.81 ± 10.38 | <0.001 |
| Comfort subdomain (items 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 13, 16, and 17) | 50.36 ± 8.49 | 58.63 ± 7.66 | 0.002 |
| Knowledge subdomain (items 3, 7, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 18, 19, and 20) | 56.72 ± 7.95 | 63.18 ± 4.81 | 0.010 |
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