Reliability and Analysis of Symptom Category Scores of the Behavior Pathology in Alzheimer's Disease Rating Scale, Korean Version(BEHAVE-AD-K)
Journal of Korean Geriatric Psychiatry
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: 50-57, 2001.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-92360
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The aims of this study were to (1) validate the inter-rater reliability of the BEHAVE-AD, Korean version, to (2) analyze the quantitative relationship between severity of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and mean scores on each of the BEHAVE-AD categories and mean total BEHAVE-AD score.DESIGN:
Cross-sectional study of geriatric patients with AD evaluated at a mental hospital for the elderly. SAMPLE Fifty-two consecutive patients diagnosed with probable Alzheimer's disease (AD) according to NINCDS-ADRDA diagnostic criteria.RESULTS:
In reliability study, significant correlations were obtained for all BEHAVE-AD symptoms category scores and for mean total BEHAVE-AD scores. Analysis of BEHAVE-AD scores as a function of disease severity demonstrated a non-linear relationship between severity of behavioral symptoms and the global and cognitive advance of AD. Score analysis of the BEHAVE-AD indicates that these behavioral disturbances become most severe in the moderate and moderately severe stages of AD.CONCLUSION:
All the results proved the cross-cultural validity and reliability of the BEHAVE-AD, Korean version. Furthermore, these results have implications for the methodology of pharmacological trials of putative cognitive enhancer compounds in AD.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pathology
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Psychotic Disorders
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Behavioral Symptoms
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Reproducibility of Results
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Dementia
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Alzheimer Disease
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Hospitals, Psychiatric
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Geriatric Psychiatry
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
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