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| The Empirical Behavioural Pathology in Alzheimer's Disease (E-BEHAVE-AD) Rating Scale | | Author(s) | Stefanie R Auer, Isabel M Monteiro, Barry Reisberg |
| Journal title | International Psychogeriatrics, vol 8, no 2, Summer 1996 |
| Pages | pp 247-265 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Behaviour disorders ; Drugs ; Evaluation. |
| Annotation | A clinician should not rely entirely upon a caregiver's report regarding behavioural pathology when planning a treatment strategy. Direct observational evaluation instruments as well as caregiver-based assessments are necessary. A new scale for the empirical (observational) evaluation of behavioural symptoms in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related dementias, the Empirical Behavioral Pathology in Alzheimer's Disease Rating Scale (E-BEHAVE-AD) was developed. Its inter-rater reliability was examined, and the relationship between the observed occurrence of behavioural symptomatology on this new rating instrument was compared with the occurrence using a similarly designed, caregiver-based instrument. Results obtained suggest that the E-BEHAVE-AD is a reliable and easy-to-perform instrument for surveying the major categories of observable behavioural disturbances, which should be of use in pharmacological and non-pharmacological studies. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980303259 A |
| Classmark | EA: EP: LLD: 4C |
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