Correlations Between the Functional-Cognitive Assessment Scale and the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale When Administered to Patients With Dementia Residing in Long-term Care
| Autor: | Fotini Kounti, G. Kiosseoglou, Magda Tsolaki, A. Alexiadou |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Disease Neuropsychological Tests Speech Disorders Alzheimer Disease medicine Humans Dementia Effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance Neuropsychological assessment Aged Aged 80 and over Memory Disorders medicine.diagnostic_test General Neuroscience Neuropsychology medicine.disease Long-Term Care Clinical trial Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Long-term care Female Geriatrics and Gerontology Alzheimer's disease Cognition Disorders Psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementiasr. 21:274-280 |
| ISSN: | 1938-2731 1533-3175 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1533317506289258 |
| Popis: | The Alzheimer Disease Assessment Scale (ADAS) and the Functional Cognitive Assessment Scale (FUCAS) examine the cognitive performance of patients with dementia. ADAS has been widely used as a clinical instrument, mainly in clinical trials. FUCAS is a useful tool in diagnosing early dementia since it examines executive skills. Moreover, it is sensitive to the subtle changes that occur during the progress of the disease. The aim of this study was to examine the possible correlations between FUCAS and ADAS. The 2 neuropsychological scales were administered to 32 patients with dementia residing in long-term care. They were 12 men and 20 women, 65 to 90 years old, with 4 to 12 years of education. Twenty-four patients were reassessed 3 months after the first assessment, with the same scales. Pearson's correlation showed that the total score of FUCAS correlated significantly with the total score of ADAS: r = 0.80 ( P < .01). The t test showed that changes over the 3 months for FUCAS were more significant than ADAS, suggesting that FUCAS is a more sensitive tool. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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