| 22 | 15 | People with advanced dementia may have difficulty speaking. | 0.619 |
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|
| Care considerations | 0.478 |
| 25 | 18 | Daily care for a person with advanced dementia is effective when it focuses on providing comfort. | 0.549 |
|
|
| Care considerations | 0.372 |
| 21 | 14 | Movement is generally affected in the later stages of dementia. | 0.549 |
|
|
| Care considerations | 0.332 |
| 17 | 12 | People experiencing advanced dementia often communicate through body language. | 0.541 |
|
|
| Care considerations | 0.465 |
| 23 | 16 | People experiencing dementia often have difficulty learning new skills. | 0.522 |
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|
| Care considerations | 0.341 |
| 10 | 9 | Symptoms of depression can be mistaken for symptoms of dementia. | 0.474 |
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|
| Care considerations | 0.316 |
| 24 | 17 | Difficulty eating and drinking generally occurs in the later stages of dementia. | 0.406 |
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|
| Care considerations | 0.178 |
| 3 | 3 | People can recover from the most common forms of dementia. |
| 0.699 |
|
| Causes and characteristics of dementia | 0.489 |
| 6 | 5 | Blood vessel disease (vascular dementia) is the most common form of dementia. |
| 0.668 |
|
| Causes and characteristics of dementia | 0.469 |
| 2 | 2 | Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia. |
| 0.563 |
|
| Causes and characteristics of dementia | 0.387 |
| 1 | 1 | Dementia is a normal part of the ageing process. |
| 0.560 |
|
| Causes and characteristics of dementia | 0.340 |
| 12 | 11 | Early diagnosis of dementia does not generally improve quality of life for people experiencing the condition |
|
| 0.588 |
| Health promotion | 0.382 |
| 11 | 10 | Exercise is generally beneficial for people experiencing dementia. |
|
| 0.438 |
| Health promotion | 0.399 |
| 9 | 8 | Maintaining a healthy lifestyle does not reduce the risk of developing the most common forms of dementia. |
|
| 0.431 |
| Health promotion | 0.331 |
| 8 | 7 | Having high blood pressure increases a person’s risk of developing dementia. |
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|
| 0.685 | Misconceptions about dementia | 0.492 |
| 4 | 4 | Dementia does not result from physical changes in the brain. |
|
|
| 0.647 | Misconceptions about dementia | 0.444 |
| 7 | 6 | Most forms of dementia do not generally shorten a person’s life. |
|
|
| 0.440 | Misconceptions about dementia | 0.340 |
| 20 | 13 | People experiencing dementia do not generally have problems making decisions. |
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|
| 0.435 | Misconceptions about dementia | 0.356 |
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| Eigenvalue | 3.395 | 1.908 | 1.633 | 1.425 |
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| % of the variance | 14.761 | 23.056 | 30.157 | 36.355 |
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