Validation of apathy evaluation scale and assessment of severity of apathy in Alzheimer's disease

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 227-234

  Hsieh, Chia Jung ^a   Chu, Hsin ^b   Cheng, Joseph Jror Serk ^c   Shen, Winston W ^d   Lin, Chia Chin ^d  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c Bali Psychiatric Center   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

apathy; apathy evaluation scale; family distress; reliability; validation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APATHY; APATHY EVALUATION SCALE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EUPHORIA; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; RATING SCALE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TAIWAN; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APATHY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NURSING HOMES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84859049962     PISSN: 13231316     EISSN: 14401819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2011.02315.x     Document Type: Article

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