Table 3 Primary health providers’ self-confidence on their dementia care skills
Items | Number of physicians strongly disagree (n, %) | Number of physicians disagree (n, %) | Neither (n, %) | Number of physicians agree (n, %) | Number of physicians strongly agree (n, %) | Mean ± SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I have sufficient skills to identify behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia | 13 (3.2) | 78 (19.3) | 182 (44.9) | 127 (31.4) | 5 (1.2) | 3.1 (0.8) |
I have sufficient skills to manage behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia | 10 (2.5) | 116 (28.6) | 186 (45.9) | 91 (22.5) | 2 (0.5) | 2.9 (0.8) |
I have sufficient skills to distinguish between behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia and other behavioural disturbance not related to dementia | 10 (2.5) | 94 (23.2) | 180 (44.4) | 119 (29.4) | 2 (0.5) | 3.0 (0.8) |
I believe that non-pharmacological interventions have a major role in the management of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia | 10 (2.5) | 83 (20.5) | 120 (29.6) | 179 (44.2) | 13 (3.2) | 3.3 (0.9) |