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P1‐060: Validation of the apathy scale for institutionalized dementia patients: The APADEM scale
Author(s) -
AgüeraOrtiz Luis,
CruzOrduña Isabel,
RamosGarcía Isabel,
ValentíSoler Meritxell,
GilRuiz Nuria,
Ricardo Osorio,
MartinezMartin Pablo
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2012.05.336
Subject(s) - apathy , cronbach's alpha , dementia , dementia with lewy bodies , psychology , ceiling effect , clinical dementia rating , geriatric depression scale , rating scale , clinical psychology , population , psychiatry , psychometrics , medicine , cognition , disease , developmental psychology , depressive symptoms , pathology , alternative medicine , environmental health
Patients and methods: 100 elderly, institutionalized patients (90% female) with diagnosis of probable Alzheimer Disease (AD) ( 57%), possible AD (13%), AD + cerebral vascular disease (17%), Lewy bodies Dementia (11%) and Parkinson associated to dementia (2%), covering all stages of the disease according to the Global Deterioration Scale (GDS) and Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR). Assessments: Apathy Inventory (AI), Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), Cornell scale for depression, and the tested scale APADEM-NH. Re-test was carried out in 50 patients and inter-rater reliability was explored also in 50 patients. The following attributes were analyzed: feasibility and acceptability, reliability, validity, and measurement precision.