Dependence scale for Alzheimer's disease: Relationship with other clinical indicators and psychometric properties

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 117-125

  Garre Olmo, Josep ^a,b   Vilalta Franch, Joan ^a,c   Calvó Perxas, Laia ^a   Monserrat Vila, Sílvia ^a   López Pousa, Secundino ^a,c  

^a Hospital de Santa Caterina   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^c Hospital de Santa Caterina   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; dementia; dependence; Dependence Scale; disease progression; psychometrics

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CLINICAL INDICATOR; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERGENT VALIDITY; CRITERION RELATED VALIDITY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPENDENCE SCALE; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; FUNCTIONAL STATUS ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE ASSESSMENT; OFFICIAL SCALE FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF DEPENDENCE AND DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; SCORING SYSTEM; CLINICAL TRIAL; PSYCHOLOGY; SPAIN;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; SPAIN;

EID: 84930583164     PISSN: 08919887     EISSN: 15525708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891988714554711     Document Type: Article

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