Dementia screening questionnaire for individuals with inetllectual disabilities
Shoumitro Deb, Monika Hare, Lidsay Prior, Sabyasachi Bhaumik
Bok Engelsk 2007
| Utgitt | 2007
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| Omfang | 4 s.
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| Opplysninger | Background: Many adults with Downs' syndrome develop Alzheimer's dementia relatively early in their lives, but accurate clinical diagnosis remains difficult. Aims: To develop a user-friendly observer-rated demntia screening questionnaire with strong psychometric properties for adults with intellectual disabilities. Method: We used qualitative methods to gather information from carers of people with Down's syndrome about the symptoms of dementia. This provided the items for the Dementia Screening Questionnaire for indiviuals with intellectual disabilities (DSQIID), which we then tested for its psychometric properties.Results: The DSQIID was administered to carers of 193 adults with Down's syndrome, 117 of whom were examined by clinicans who confirmed a diagnosis of dementia for 49 according to modified ICD-10 criteria. We established that a total score of 20 provides maximum sensitivity (0.92) and optimum specificity (0.97) for screening. The DSQIID has sound internal consistensy (a=0.91) for all its 53 items, and good test-retest and intereater reliability. We established a good construct validity by dividing the items into four factors. Conclusions: The DSQIID is a valid, reliable und user-friendly observer-rated questionnaire for screening for dementia among adults with Down's syndrome.
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