Development of the Korean Version of Alzheimers Disease Assessment Scale(ADAS-K) to Assess Cognition in Dementia.
- Author:
Guk Hee SUH
;
Richard C MOHS
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
ADAS;
ADAS-cog;
Alzheimer;
Cognition;
Reliability
- MeSH:
Aged;
Behavioral Symptoms;
Cognition*;
Dementia*;
Humans;
Mild Cognitive Impairment;
Sensitivity and Specificity
- From:Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society
2003;7(4):269-277
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: To develop the Korean version of Alzheimer`s Disease Assessment Scale(ADAS-K), an instrument for assessment of cognitive decline and behavioral symptoms seen in persons with Alzheimer`s disease METHOD: Community-dwelling elderly with Alzheimer`s disease(n=198) and mild cognitive impairment (n=30) participated in this study to evaluate reliabilities and validities of ADAS-K. RESULTS: The ADAS-K demonstrated a high degree of internal consistency and excellent interrater and test-retest reliability and high concurrent validity. Optimal cutoff points for the ADAS-K and ADAS-K-cog were 20/21(sensitivity 91%, specificity 83%) and 17/18(sensitivity 91%, specificity 93%). CONCLUSION: The ADAS-K is valid and reliable instrument in Korean elderly with Alzheimer`s disease, that may have potential to improve research outcomes and reduce the time and costs of research.
