| Autor: |
Oi-I Chio, Ping-Keung Yip, Yi-Chien Liu, Li-Hua Chen, Peng-Chih Wang, Tsung-Hsueh Tsai, Sai-Hung Tang |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2018 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, Vol 117, Iss 1, Pp 42-47 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
0929-6646 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.jfma.2017.02.015 |
| Popis: |
Background/Purpose: Screening of dementia can help to initiate proper management of the disorder. The use of the Ascertain Dementia 8-item Questionnaire (AD8) in screening has been promoted in Taiwan recently. The purpose of this study was to compare the psychometric properties and appropriateness of informant-reported and self-rated AD8 in cognitive impairment screening in Taiwan. Methods: The AD8 were administered to 153 participants and their informants recruited from two neurology out-patient clinics. The discriminative abilities for early cognitive impairment [Clinical Dementia Rating scale (CDR) 0.5 and 1] of informant-based and self-rating AD8 were determined and compared with their areas under the receiver operating curve. κ coefficients representing the agreement between self-rated and informant-reported AD8 scores were also calculated. Results: Participants and their informants were aged 76.9 years and 56.0 years on average, respectively. Only informant-reported AD8 was significantly associated with CDR level (Spearman ρ=0.469, p |
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