| Autor: |
Umeda, Sumiyo, Kanemoto, Hideki, Suzuki, Maki, Wada, Tamiki, Suehiro, Takashi, Kakeda, Kyosuke, Nakatani, Yoshitaka, Satake, Yuto, Yamakawa, Maki, Koizumi, Fuyuki, Taomoto, Daiki, Hikida, Sakura, Hirakawa, Natsuho, Sommerlad, Andrew, Livingston, Gill, Hashimoto, Mamoru, Yoshiyama, Kenji, Ikeda, Manabu |
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International Psychogeriatrics; Dec2024, Vol. 36 Issue 12, p1205-1218, 14p |
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Objectives: We aimed to psychometrically evaluate and validate a Japanese version of the Social Functioning in Dementia scale (SF-DEM-J) and investigate changes in social function in people with dementia during the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic. Design: We interviewed people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and mild dementia and their caregivers during June 2020–March 2021 to validate patient- and caregiver-rated SF-DEM-J and compared their scores at baseline (April 2020 to May 2020) and at 6–8 months (January 2021 to March 2021) during a time of tighter COVID-19 restrictions. Setting: The neuropsychology clinic in the Department of Psychiatry at Osaka University Hospital and outpatient clinic in the Department of Psychiatry and Neurology at Daini Osaka Police Hospital, Japan. Participants: 103 dyads of patients and caregivers. Measurements: SF-DEM-J, Mini-Mental State Examination, Neuropsychiatric Inventory, UCLA Loneliness Scale, and Apathy Evaluation Scale. Results: The scale's interrater reliability was excellent and test–retest reliability was substantial. Content validity was confirmed for the caregiver-rated SF-DEM-J, and convergent validity was moderate. Caregiver-rated SF-DEM-J was associated with apathy, irritability, loneliness, and cognitive impairment. The total score of caregiver-rated SF-DEM-J and the score of Section 2, "communication with others," significantly improved at 6–8 months of follow-up. Conclusions: The SF-DEM-J is acceptable as a measure of social function in MCI and mild dementia. Our results show that the social functioning of people with dementia, especially communicating with others, improved during the COVID-19 pandemic, probably as a result of adaptation to the restrictive life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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