Psychometric Evaluation of the Dementia Stigma Measure with Vietnamese Adults
An Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis Approach
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21423213 |
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| Authors | Trang Nguyen (0000-0003-2616-142X, Vietnam National University's University of Social Sciences and Humanities, corresponding author), Minh Thanh Bùi (0000-0002-1129-9867, Vietnam National University's University of Social Sciences and Humanities), Thuy Bich Luong (0000-0001-6954-7977, Vietnam National University's University of Social Sciences and Humanities), Hien Thu Le (Học viện Thanh thiếu niên Việt Nam) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 103 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 97-113 |
| Publication date | 2026-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The International Journal of Aging and Human Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-4150 • E-ISSN: 1541-3535 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00914150251401493 |
| PMID | 41442267 |
| OpenAlex | W7117128949 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 21 |
ObjectivesThis study aims to conduct a psychometric evaluation of the Dementia Stigma Measure (DSM) with Vietnamese adults in two different studies.MethodsIn Study 1, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) of the original 11-item scale was conducted on a sample of 325 Vietnamese community-dwelling adults in a Northern area. In Study 2 with 407 adults living in Southern Vietnam, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted using structural equation modeling to test the validity and reliability of the modified DSM with retained factors and items found in Study 1.ResultsThe EFA results in Study 1 suggested five retained items loaded on one factor. The CFA with another sample with close demographic characteristics but in a different region of Vietnam showed good model fit indices.ConclusionsBoth studies supported the one-factor structure of the modified five-item DSM, a valid and reliable brief measure of public stigma for Vietnamese community dwellers
Confirmatory factor analysis · Exploratory factor analysis · Psychometrics · Reliability (semiconductor) · Sample (material) · Scale (ratio) · Stigma (botany) · Structural equation modeling · Vietnamese · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research · Health and Wellbeing Research · Mental Health Treatment and Access
Constructing validity
Measurement of Aging Anxiety
Mental health stigma as social attribution
Cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis
Breaking the barriers
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Validity of the Modified Lay Public Stigma in the Family Stigma in Alzheimer’s Disease Scale (Modified FS-ADS) for General Public in Vietnam
How stigma interferes with mental health care
The relative contributions of disease label and disease prognosis to Alzheimer's stigma
The Performance of RMSEA in Models With Small Degrees of Freedom
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