The Bedford Alzheimer nursing-severity scale to assess dementia severity in advanced dementia: A nonparametric item response analysis and a study of its psychometric characteristics

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 84-89

  Galindo Garre, Francisca ^a   Hendriks, Simone A ^a   Volicer, Ladislav ^b   Smalbrugge, Martin ^a   Hertogh, Cees M P M ^a   Van Der Steen, Jenny T ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Bedford Alzheimer Nursing Severity scale; item response theory; Mokken scaling

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEDFORD ALZHEIMER NURSING SEVERITY SCALE; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; EATING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; SLEEP; SPEECH;

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE; BEDFORD ALZHEIMER NURSING-SEVERITY SCALE; ITEM RESPONSE THEORY; MOKKEN SCALING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DEMENTIA; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; HUMANS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPEECH;

EID: 84896719791     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: 19382731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533317513506777     Document Type: Article

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