Validation into Arabic versions of Dementia Rating Scales, Dementia Caregivers Scales, and Dementia Research Instruments

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dc.contributor.authorKaram, Georges Elie
dc.contributor.authorKhandakji, Mohannad Nawaf
dc.contributor.authorSahakian, Nayri Sarkis
dc.contributor.authorDandan, Jessica Christian
dc.contributor.authorKaram, Elie Georges
dc.contributor.departmentOtolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
dc.contributor.facultyFaculty of Medicine (FM)
dc.contributor.institutionAmerican University of Beirut
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-24T12:09:25Z
dc.date.available2025-01-24T12:09:25Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: This study aimed to examine the validity and internal consistency of Arabic versions of the eight-item Alzheimer's Dementia, Alzheimer Questionnaire, and Clinical Dementia Rating scales and to assess the Arabic version of Katz Activities of Daily Living, and Neuropsychiatric Inventory. Methods: One hundred fifty participants were recruited from different settings; they underwent clinical interviews and filled the aforementioned scales. Results: In our sample, 56.8% of the sample suffered from dementia. The Arabic eight-item Alzheimer's Dementia had excellent psychometric properties, and the Arabic Alzheimer Questionnaire showed near-perfect properties with sensitivity and specificity reaching 100%. In addition, the Arabic Clinical Dementia Rating (A-CDR)–sum of boxes was superior to the regular A-CDR score in detecting dementia cases among the study sample. The A-CDR showed similar characteristics as the original version. The Katz scores demonstrated a strong negative correlation with eight-item Alzheimer's Dementia scores. Conclusion: Based on this study, health professionals now have reliable and validated tools to be used in clinical and research settings among Arabic-speaking populations. © 2018
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadm.2018.06.003
dc.identifier.eid2-s2.0-85058505023
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10938/32041
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier Inc
dc.relation.ispartofAlzheimer's and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment and Disease Monitoring
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectAlzheimer's disease
dc.subjectArabic
dc.subjectDementia
dc.subjectDiagnostic accuracy
dc.subjectQuestionnaire
dc.subjectValidation
dc.subjectAged
dc.subjectAgitation
dc.subjectAlzheimer questionnaire
dc.subjectAnxiety disorder
dc.subjectApathy
dc.subjectAppetite
dc.subjectArea under the curve
dc.subjectArticle
dc.subjectClinical dementia rating
dc.subjectControlled study
dc.subjectDelusion
dc.subjectDementia assessment
dc.subjectDementia caregivers scale
dc.subjectDepression
dc.subjectDisease severity
dc.subjectEight item alzheimer dementia
dc.subjectEuphoria
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHallucination
dc.subjectHuman
dc.subjectInternal consistency
dc.subjectIrritability
dc.subjectKatz index
dc.subjectLocomotion
dc.subjectMajor clinical study
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMini mental state examination
dc.subjectNeuropsychiatric inventory
dc.subjectPredictive value
dc.subjectPsychometry
dc.subjectReceiver operating characteristic
dc.subjectSensitivity and specificity
dc.subjectSleep
dc.subjectValidity
dc.titleValidation into Arabic versions of Dementia Rating Scales, Dementia Caregivers Scales, and Dementia Research Instruments
dc.typeArticle

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