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Reliability and validity of the A lgase W andering S cale – version 2 for J apanese people with dementia
Author(s) -
Greiner Chieko,
Makimoto Kiyoko,
Suzuki Mizue,
Yamakawa Miyae
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
nursing and health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.563
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1442-2018
pISSN - 1441-0745
DOI - 10.1111/nhs.12061
Subject(s) - dementia , reliability (semiconductor) , psychology , population , gerontology , medicine , disease , physics , environmental health , quantum mechanics , power (physics)
In Japan, where older people already make up more than 23% of the population and the proportion is still growing, the burden on those caring for people with dementia is an increasing problem. This burden is magnified by wandering behavior, a peripheral symptom. Thus, there is a need for an objective measure of wandering behavior to determine what constitutes effective care. In this study, we translated the A lgase W andering S cale – Version 2 into J apanese, and examined its reliability and validity. Ambulatory residents with dementia were selected from two nursing homes and two wards specializing in dementia care in hospitals in J apan. Nurses and care workers taking care of these residents answered questionnaires regarding the residents. From the results, the A lgase W andering S cale – Version 2, J apanese version, was examined for inter‐rater reliability, stability, internal consistency, and concurrent validity. The results of the analysis in the present study demonstrated that the A lgase W andering S cale – Version 2, J apanese version, has reliability and validity, and that it can measure the presence or absence of wandering and its severity. Surveys of residents with various wandering patterns in many facilities and verification of construct validity are warranted in the future.