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| Functional assessment scales in detecting dementia | | Author(s) | Kati Juva, Matti Mäkelä, Timo Erkinjuntti |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 26, no 5, September 1997 |
| Pages | pp 393-400 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Screening ; Independence ; Mobility ; Self care capacity ; Evaluation ; General practice. |
| Annotation | Early detection of dementia is important for the emerging treatment possibilities, to support independence and to delay the need for institutional care. Although cognitive scales have been used in population studies they may not be suitable for the detection of dementia in primary care. This study, which is part of the Helsinki Ageing Study, evaluated the use of different functional scales in detecting dementia in a population study. The scales evaluated were: the index of daily living (ADL); the modified Blessed dementia scale (DS); the instrumental activities of daily living scale (IADL); and the functional assessment questionnaire (FAQ). Findings show that all scales were able to discriminate between people with dementia and those with no dementia, and between those with mild or no dementia. The study concluded that functional scales can be used to detect dementia in elderly primary care. |
| Accession Number | CPA-971125408 A |
| Classmark | EA: 3V: C3: C4: CA: 4C: L5 |
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