Assessing the Validity and Reliability of Rowland's Universal Dementia Assessment Scale (RUDAS) in Patients with Dementia.

Autor: Salari, Sousan, Shaeiri, Mohammadreza, Asghari-Moghadam, Mohammad Ali
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Zdroj: Zahedan Journal of Research in Medical Sciences; Sep2014, Vol. 16 Issue 9, p72-74, 3p
Abstrakt: Background: The present study aims to investigate the validity and reliability of universal dementia assessment scale in patients with dementia. Materials and Methods: This study, 78 patients with dementia were diagnosed, in that the study tools were applied and collected and then analyzed using SPSS software over these patients. Results: The validity and reliability of the scale was calculated. Also, the appropriate alpha (78%) of this questionnaire indicates the acceptable reliability among Iranian elderly clinical population. Conclusion: Given its characteristics, the universal scale of dementia analysis can be a useful tool for screening the dementia in the clinical population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index