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[P4–550]: CAN PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA CO‐PRODUCE RESEARCH DATA ABOUT THEIR MANAGEMENT OF MEDICINES?
Author(s) -
Sharmeen Taniya,
Lim Rosemary
Publication year - 2017
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.2017.07.713
Subject(s) - perception , set (abstract data type) , psychology , medical education , applied psychology , medicine , computer science , neuroscience , programming language
the exclusion, data of 1948 individuals were analyzed for normative study. Of the study sample, 51.3% were female and 41.1% had less than five years of education (grouped as undereducated). Among the sociodemographic variables examined, age, gender, and education accounted for variance in 3MS scores. Younger age, male gender and higher educational attainment were associated with better 3MS performance. Normative values for both undereducated and educated versions of 3MS-Turkish form were determined. Conclusions: A dementia screening test with normative values was developed for the Turkish population. The test will provide the opportunity for health professionals, including primary careworkers to evaluate the cognitive performance based on age, gender and education level, in both educated and undereducated elderly. Studies for further psychometric features are ongoing.