Validation of a memory inventory for the assessment of awareness of memory deficits in Alzheimer's disease in Chinese elderly

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 917-923

  Lui, Victor Wing Cheong ^a   Lam, Linda Chiu Wa ^b   Chiu, Helen Fung Kum ^b  

^a NORTH DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Anosognosia; Awareness; Chinese; Dementia; Insight

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANOSOGNOSIA; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CAREGIVER; CHINESE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; GROUP DYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MEMORY INVENTORY FOR CHINESE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PILOT STUDY; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AWARENESS; CAREGIVERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHINA; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33750193899     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1580     Document Type: Article

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