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| The Alzheimer's disease Activities of Daily Living International Scale (ADL-IS) | | Author(s) | Barry Reisberg, Sanford Finkel, John Overall |
| Journal title | International Psychogeriatrics, vol 13, no 2, June 2001 |
| Pages | pp 163-182 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Cognitive processes ; Self care capacity ; Depression ; Evaluation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Activities of daily living (ADL) deficits are integral components of dementia disorders, and ADL measures are among the most robust markers of the course of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Despite this acknowledged importance, no clearly useful ADL instrument for cross-cultural application in pharmacological trials in the early stage of AD had been available. An ADL scale consisting of 40 items that correlated with the global and cognitive progress of AD has been developed for international use. The scale is shown to have .81 correlation with the General Depression Scale (GDS), .81 correlation with mental status assessment (Mini-Mental State Examination - MMSE), and .81 with a psychometric test (the SKT). This article considers item identification and selection, and discusses and presents items included in the final scale. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010911203 A |
| Classmark | EA: DA: CA: ENR: 4C: 7T |
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