Open AccessValidation into Arabic versions of Dementia Rating Scales, Dementia Caregivers Scales, and Dementia Research Instruments
Author(s) -
Karam Georges Elie,
Khandakji Mohannad Nawaf,
Sahakian Nayri Sarkis,
Dandan Jessica Christian,
Karam Elie Georges
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia: diagnosis, assessment and disease monitoring
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.497
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2352-8729
DOI - 10.1016/j.dadm.2018.06.003
Subject(s) - dementia , clinical dementia rating , arabic , psychology , rating scale , clinical psychology , psychiatry , medicine , developmental psychology , disease , linguistics , philosophy
This study aimed to examine the validity and internal consistency of Arabic versions of the eight‐item Alzheimer's Dementia, Alzheimer Questionnaire, and Clinical Dementia Rating scales and to assess the Arabic version of Katz Activities of Daily Living, and Neuropsychiatric Inventory. Methods One hundred fifty participants were recruited from different settings; they underwent clinical interviews and filled the aforementioned scales. Results In our sample, 56.8% of the sample suffered from dementia. The Arabic eight‐item Alzheimer's Dementia had excellent psychometric properties, and the Arabic Alzheimer Questionnaire showed near‐perfect properties with sensitivity and specificity reaching 100%. In addition, the Arabic Clinical Dementia Rating (A‐CDR)–sum of boxes was superior to the regular A‐CDR score in detecting dementia cases among the study sample. The A‐CDR showed similar characteristics as the original version. The Katz scores demonstrated a strong negative correlation with eight‐item Alzheimer's Dementia scores. Conclusion Based on this study, health professionals now have reliable and validated tools to be used in clinical and research settings among Arabic‐speaking populations.