METHODS: A total of 120 Spanish-speaking Geriatrics and Gerontology professionals, with a mean age of 38.3 years (DT = 10.99), participated, mostly women (88.3%). A questionnaire (TCM_DEMCO) on knowledge about the DTD and a questionnaire (TCM_DEMAC) on attitudes towards the DTD were designed and applied. The construct validity was assessed by exploratory factor analysis, and reliability was calculated using Cronbach\'s α.
RESULTS: The exploratory factor analysis of the TCM_DEMCO questionnaire retained 10 items in 5 factors (\"environment and dementia\", \"therapeutic application\", \"activities\", \"methodology\" and \"benefits and implications\") that explained 70.1% of the total variability, giving a Cronbach α coefficient value > 0.50. The exploratory factor analysis of the TCM_DEMAC questionnaire retained 10 items in two factors (\"positive attitudes\" and \"negative attitudes\") that explained 61.2% of the total variability, giving a Cronbach α value > 0.85.
CONCLUSIONS: Both questionnaires are a brief tool to learn about the attitudes and knowledge of Spanish-speaking Geriatrics and Gerontology professionals in matters of DTD. The reliability and validity analyses performed showed good psychometric properties of these tools.