Validity of the Korean Version of the Fear of Alzheimer's Disease Scale for the Assessment of Anticipatory Dementia.
10.3346/jkms.2014.29.3.411
- Author:
Yeonsil MOON
1
;
Hee Jin KIM
;
Hojin CHOI
;
Seong Il OH
;
Seol Heui HAN
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. alzdoc@kuh.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Validation Studies
- Keywords:
Alzheimer Disease;
Anticipatory Dementia;
Scale;
Anxiety;
Cognitive Impairment;
Korea
- MeSH:
Aged;
Aged, 80 and over;
Alzheimer Disease/*diagnosis;
*Anticipation, Psychological;
Anxiety;
Asian Continental Ancestry Group;
Dementia/*diagnosis;
Demography;
Fear;
Female;
Hospitals, University;
Humans;
Internal-External Control;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Questionnaires;
Republic of Korea;
Translations
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2014;29(3):411-415
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Anticipatory dementia is related to anxiety, which is a clinical predictor of early conversion to Alzheimer's disease. The Fear of Alzheimer's Disease Scale (FADS) is a reliable and valid instrument to address anticipatory dementia. The aim of the present investigation was to develop the Korean version of the Fear of Alzheimer's Disease Scale (K-FADS) and to verify its reliability and validity. We developed the K-FADS to consist of 30 items with total scores ranging from 0 to 120, as in the original FADS. One hundred eight healthy volunteer participants, drawn from 3 different university hospitals, were evaluated. The K-FADS revealed good reliability (Cronbach alpha=0.96) and good validity as compared to the Korean version of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Form (r=0.242, P=0.013). Test-retest reliability was excellent, as the intra-class correlation coefficient comparing the retest to test was 0.98 (95% confidence interval, 0.96-0.99). Our results show that the K-FADS is a suitable and valuable scale to assess anticipatory dementia in elderly Koreans.
