Open AccessAssessing reliability of short and tick box forms of the ANU‐ADRI: Convenient alternatives of a self‐report Alzheimer's disease risk assessment
Author(s) -
Kim Sarang,
Cherbuin Nicolas,
Anstey Kaarin J.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia: translational research and clinical interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.49
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 2352-8737
DOI - 10.1016/j.trci.2016.03.001
Subject(s) - chemistry
To assess the reliability of short versions of the Australian National University Alzheimer's Disease Risk Index (ANU‐ADRI). Methods A short form of the ANU‐ADRI (ANU‐ADRI‐SF) was developed by assessing risk and protective factors with single questions where possible and with short forms of sub‐questionnaires where available. The tick box form of the ANU‐ADRI (ANU‐ADRI‐TB) was developed with unique questions for each risk and protective factor for Alzheimer's disease. The short versions were evaluated in an independent community sample of 504 participants with a mean age of 45.01 (SD = 14.85, range = 18–81). Results The short versions demonstrated high reliabilities when compared with the ANU‐ADRI. However, the proportion of misclassification was high for some risk factors and particularly for the ANU‐ADRI‐TB. Discussion The ANU‐ADRI‐SF may be considered if less reliable questions from the ANU‐ADRI‐SF can be replaced with more reliable questions from the ANU‐ADRI for risk/protective factors with high misclassification.