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Validation of the Arabic Dementia Diagnosis Attitude Scale (A-DDAS)
Nibras Jasim1,2, Eman Shatnawi2,3, Flor Sanabria Vasquez1
1School of Psychology Western Sydney University Sydney New South Wales Australia.
Introduction:
Culturally appropriate scales are needed to efficiently assess stigma among Arabic-speaking communities. This study aimed to validate the Arabic version of the Dementia Diagnosis Attitude Scale (A-DDAS).
Methods:
The translated A-DDAS underwent pre-testing with native speakers in Australia. The final version of the scale was tested with Arabic-speaking adults aged ≥ 18 residing in Australia. The sample (N = 266) was randomly split such that one half (n = 133) underwent exploratory factor analysis and the other half (n = 133) underwent confirmatory factor analysis. Internal consistency reliability was assessed via Cronbach α.
Results:
The final 10-item scale consisted of two factors with five items each: "fear of labelling" (α = 0.88) and "fear of discrimination" (α = 0.85), with inter-factor correlation r = 0.51 and high reliability (α = 0.87).
Discussion:
The A-DDAS yielded good validity and reliability scores, confirming its suitability for use with Arabic-speaking Australians in stigma studies, educational interventions, and clinical settings.
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