Chinese-language assessments to measure knowledge about gerontology and aging and attitudes toward older adults are lacking.
Eighteen propositions were presented with the intention to measure knowledge about drugs and drug-related items.
We measured knowledge about mode of transmission of HBV and HCV using 10 items.
Measuring knowledge about genomics is notoriously difficult, and there were few alternative existing measures at the time that we could have used.
We measured knowledge about cervical cancer: (risk factors, eligibility for screening and screening techniques), attitudes towards cervical cancer screening and practices regarding screening.
Respondents were asked to answer 19 items measuring knowledge about human trafficking; the median number of correctly answered questions was 14 (IQR 12 15).
To measure knowledge about prostate cancer screening, we designated four key knowledge questions, which captured the core messages in our intervention and represented knowledge we felt was essential to making a good decision about prostate cancer screening.
FAQ1 is designed to measure knowledge about basic physical, mental, and social factors of ageing; FAMHQ focuses more on assessing knowledge about the cognitive and mental aspects of older persons and ageing.
LSE is also publishing articles from an increasingly international group of authors on a broader range of issues in biology education from how to effectively implement professional development on teaching, to how to measure knowledge about fundamental biological ideas.
We did not measure knowledge about pain among either nursing or medical staff nor seek input from pain specialist staff, although we suspect the latter to be minimal, indicating an access issue which we plan to explore in future studies of service models for pain clinics in RACF.
Opinions about MAT Survey: CJ agency probation/parole officers Baseline, 3 months, 12 months Survey measures knowledge and perceptions about specific addiction pharmacotherapies, receipt of training, and willingness to refer clients to MAT.
