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Validation of the Arabic Dementia Diagnosis Attitude Scale (A-DDAS)
Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring, Vol.18(1), pp.1-9
01/2026
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Abstract
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.
Details
- Title
- Validation of the Arabic Dementia Diagnosis Attitude Scale (A-DDAS)
- Creators
- Nibras Jasim - Western Sydney UniversityEman Shatnawi - Western Sydney UniversityFlor Sanabria Vasquez - Western Sydney UniversityYousra Ali - Western Sydney UniversityLyn Phillipson - University of WollongongDeborah Oliveira - Universidad Andrés BelloTiet-Hanh Dao-Tran - The University of QueenslandGenevieve Z. Steiner-Lim - Western Sydney UniversityDiana Karamacoska - Western Sydney University
- Publication Details
- Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring, Vol.18(1), pp.1-9
- Publisher
- Wiley; HOBOKEN
- Grant note
- GZS was supported a NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellowship: APP1102532 Maridulu Budyari Gumal (SPHERE)Western Sydney Universityand NHMRC Investigator Grant: APP1195709 National Health and Medical Research Council: APP1195709
We wish to express our gratitude to the members of the Canterbury Bankstown Dementia Alliance, and their networks, who were instrumental in the execution of this project. This work was supported by grants from Maridulu Budyari Gumal (SPHERE) and Western Sydney University. G.Z.S.'s contribution was supported a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)-Australian Research Council (ARC) Dementia Research Development Fellowship (APP1102532) and an NHMRC Investigator Grant (APP1195709).
- Identifiers
- 991013352172902368
- Copyright
- © 2026 The Author(s).
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article