Brazilian caregiver version of the Apathy Scale

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Auteur principal: Henrique Cerqueira Guimarães
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Publié: Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento 2009
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contents Brazilian caregiver version of the Apathy Scale Henrique Cerqueira Guimarães Patricia Paes Araujo Fialho Viviane Amaral Carvalho Etelvina Lucas dos Santos Paulo Caramelli Medicina Apathy dementia diagnosis evaluation Alzheimer’s disease No Brazilian version of a specific scale for avaluating apathy in dementia is available. Objectives: To introduce a translated version of the Apathy Scale (AS) for use with caregivers. Methods: The instument was formally translated and then administered to the caregivers of a small sample of dementia patients, in order to assess scale comprehensibility and make final adjustments. The scale was subsequently administered to the caregivers of a second, independent sample of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients. The content validity of the scale was tested by correlating the AS scores with the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) - apathy sub-score and Disability Assessment in Dementia (DAD) total scores. Results: The first sample consisted of eleven subjects with dementia, most of whom had AD. The second sample comprised twenty patients with probable or possible AD (10 with mild dementia), a mean age of 84.1±5.8 years, and 2.2±1.6 years of schooling. The AS scores correlated with both NPI-apathy sub-score (r=0.756, p=0.001) and DAD total scores (r=–0.793, p=0.0005). Conclusions: The final version had good comprehensibility and correlated strongly with standardized apathy and functional activities of daily living measures. 2009 artículo científico 1980-5764 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=339529015010 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3395 Dementia & Neuropsychologia application/pdf Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento Dementia & Neuropsychologia (Brasil) Num.4 Vol.3
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spellingShingle Brazilian caregiver version of the Apathy Scale
Henrique Cerqueira Guimarães
Medicina
Apathy
dementia
diagnosis
evaluation
Alzheimer’s disease
Brazilian caregiver version of the Apathy Scale Henrique Cerqueira Guimarães Patricia Paes Araujo Fialho Viviane Amaral Carvalho Etelvina Lucas dos Santos Paulo Caramelli Medicina Apathy dementia diagnosis evaluation Alzheimer’s disease No Brazilian version of a specific scale for avaluating apathy in dementia is available. Objectives: To introduce a translated version of the Apathy Scale (AS) for use with caregivers. Methods: The instument was formally translated and then administered to the caregivers of a small sample of dementia patients, in order to assess scale comprehensibility and make final adjustments. The scale was subsequently administered to the caregivers of a second, independent sample of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients. The content validity of the scale was tested by correlating the AS scores with the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) - apathy sub-score and Disability Assessment in Dementia (DAD) total scores. Results: The first sample consisted of eleven subjects with dementia, most of whom had AD. The second sample comprised twenty patients with probable or possible AD (10 with mild dementia), a mean age of 84.1±5.8 years, and 2.2±1.6 years of schooling. The AS scores correlated with both NPI-apathy sub-score (r=0.756, p=0.001) and DAD total scores (r=–0.793, p=0.0005). Conclusions: The final version had good comprehensibility and correlated strongly with standardized apathy and functional activities of daily living measures. 2009 artículo científico 1980-5764 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=339529015010 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3395 Dementia & Neuropsychologia application/pdf Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento Dementia & Neuropsychologia (Brasil) Num.4 Vol.3
title Brazilian caregiver version of the Apathy Scale
topic Medicina
Apathy
dementia
diagnosis
evaluation
Alzheimer’s disease
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=339529015010