American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias · Published 2025-07-14 · DOI 10.1177/15333175251361268
Background A validated instrument for assessing adolescent attitudes toward dementia in Chinese-speaking communities is currently lacking. This study aims to translate the Brief-AADS into Chinese and examine the psychometric properties of the Brief AADS-C. Methods The methodological study employed a cross-sectional design with 2 phases. Data was collected in Macao and Shenzhen, China. Results The scale demonstrated excellent content validity(S-CVI = 0.99) and good internal consistency (Cronbach’s α = 0.814). Test-retest reliability was acceptable (ICC = 0.647). EFA identified a three-factor solution “Perceptions”, “Acceptance”, and “Engagement” with 11items—accounting for 56.07% of the variance. CFA supported this 3-factor structure with acceptable goodness of fit indices (χ 2 /df = 3.076, GFI = 0.937, SRMR = 0.0579, RMSEA = 0.077). All factor loadings of the items ranged from 0. 33to 0.82, indicating strong item-factor relationships. Conclusions The Brief AADS-C is reliable and valid for assessing adolescent attitudes toward dementia in Chinese-speaking regions.
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