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Effects of Professional Instructor Education Program for Dementia Prevention on Nursing Students’ Perception, Attitude, and Needs of Prevention Education related to Dementia

Purpose : This study was attempted to apply the dementia prevention instructor education program to nursing students and to investigate the effects on the nursing students’ perception, attitude and needs for dementia prevention education. Methods : This study used a one group, pretest-posttest design. There were nursing students from G city enrolled in this study, and self-reported questionnaires were collected between September 16 and October 28, 2020. The prevention of dementia instructor program was applied for 4 hours / session for 48 hours, using a 12 session. The data were analyzed by frequencies, paired t-test, and Pearson’s correlation using SPSS Win 23.0. Results : The results showed that there was a significant difference in the perception of (t＝-2.20, p＝.040) and attitude toward dementia (t＝2.49, p＝.022) and needs of dementia-prevention education (t＝-2.23, p＝.038). After the prevention of dementia instructor program, perception of dementia was found to be positively correlated with attitude toward dementia (r＝.45, p＜.049). Conclusion : Dementia prevention instructor education program is effective in raising nursing students’ perception and attitude toward dementia and dementia prevention. Therefore, it is recommended to implement the dementia prevention program through regular or non-regular subjects.