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| The behavioural pathology in Alzheimer's disease scale (BEHAVE-AD): factor structure among community-dwelling Alzheimer's disease patients | | Author(s) | Dylan G Harwood, Raymond L Ownby, Warren W Barker |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 13, no 11, November 1998 |
| Pages | pp 793-800 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Cognitive processes ; Evaluation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The aims of this US cross-sectional study were to determine the factor structure of the Behavioral Pathology in Alzheimer's Disease Scale (BEHAVE-AD), and to examine the associations of the observed factors to the level of cognitive impairment. One hundred and fifty-one consecutive patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (AD) participated in the study. Principal factor analysis with Varimax rotation resulted in a five-factor solution that accounted for 40% of the common variance. The factors included agitation/anxiety, psychosis, aggression, depression, and activity disturbance. Several factors were associated with level of cognitive impairment as assessed by the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981120417 A |
| Classmark | EA: DA: 4C: 7T |
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