Psychometric properties of the starkstein apathy scale in patients with early untreated Parkinson disease

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 142-148

  Pedersen, Kenn Freddy ^a   Alves, Guido ^a   Larsen, Jan Petter ^a   Tysnes, Ole Bjørn ^b   Møller, Simon Geir ^a,c   Brønnick, Kolbjørn ^a  

^a STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Discriminant validity; Factor analysis; Parkinson disease; Reliability; Starkstein apathy scale

Indexed keywords

AGED; APATHY; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MONTGOMERY ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NORWAY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; STARKSTEIN APATHY SCALE; UNIFIED PARKINSON DISEASE RATING SCALE;

EID: 84856211345     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e31823038f2     Document Type: Article

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