Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine and refine the possibility for use of a proposed outcome assessment scale for dementia care. Participants were 67 nursing students and nurses who provided dementia care and agreed to participate in the survey. The participants were asked to recall conditions of patients with dementia and complete applicable numbers according to the outcome assessment measures for dementia care. As a result, Cronbach alpha was 0.889 in reliability of the 27 items. Correlation coefficients among the item scores in the first and second outcome surveys were 0.662∼0.969. Satisfactory, reliability and validity were obtained. In outcome change, the most maintained outcome item was "greeting with the patient". Improvement was seen in "expression/smile of pleasure" and "grooming" while "bathing" was maintained. "Continuation of routine living" was worsened, and the minimum maintained outcome items were "presence and fulfillment of roles" and "financial management". No answer was frequently found in "satisfaction on service" and "willingness of continuing caregiving," thus we refined these items.
