@thesis{thesis, author={Nova Dismayanti }, title ={PENGETAHUAN PERAWAT RS PKU MUHAMMADIYAH YOGYAKARTA TENTANG ORANG DENGAN DEMENSIA}, year={2020}, url={https://etd.umy.ac.id/id/eprint/989/}, abstract={Background : Nurse's knowledge of people with dementia is very limited. This is an evaluation material for nurses to improve nursing care in the elderly. Lack of knowledge related to dementia in nurses in hospitals and limited training have contributed to the causes of nursing problems for patients with dementia such as handling cognitive disorders, functional disorders, and psychological and behavioral problems. The number of elderly patients being treated at PKU Hospital reaches a percentage of 50% of the total patients treated at the hospital and has not received training and special dementia wards. Research Objectives : This study aims to determine the description of nurses' knowledge and to know the demographic data of PKU Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta Hospital about people with dementia. Methodology : This research is a quantitative descriptive study with a total sampling technique with a sample of 92 nurses who are in the adult ward Raudah, Marwah, Sofa, and Zam-zam Muhammadiyah Hospital PKU Yogyakarta. This study uses the Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale (DKAS) questionnaire. Results : In this study the level of nurses' knowledge about people with dementia was low when seen from the DKAS score with a range of 0-50 that was found to be average (mean = 23.93 SD 6.20). Conclusion : Nurses who work on the Marwah, Raudah, Sofa, and Zam-zam adult ward of PKU Muhammadiyah Hospital in Yogyakarta have low knowledge about people with dementia.} }