Development of the Korean Version of Disability Assessment for Dementia Scale(DAD-K) to Assess Function in Dementia
Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society
;
: 278-287, 2003.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-127784
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To develop the Korean version of Disability Assessment for Dementia Scale(DAD-K), an instrument for functional disability for use with proxy-respondents of community-dwelling persons who have Alzheimer`s diseaseMETHOD:
Community-dwelling elderly and their caregivers with memory impairment(N=341) participated in this study to evaluate reliabilities and validities of DAD-K.RESULTS:
The DAD-K demonstrated a high degree of internal consistency(Cronbach`s alpha=0.88) and excellent interrater(ICC=0.96) and test-retest(ICC=0.96) reliability and good concurrent validity. In addi- tion, it was found not to have age, education and gender bias.CONCLUSION:
The DAD-K is valid and reliable instrument in Korean elderly with Alzheimer`s disease, that may help clinicians and caregivers of the population with Alzheimer`s disease make decisions regar- ding the choice of suitable interventions.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Caregivers
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Dementia
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Education
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Sexism
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Memory
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
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