Concurrent Validity of the ABC Dementia Scale with Other Standard Scales: A New Comprehensive Instrument for Assessing Dementia in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Background/aims

The ABC Dementia Scale (ABC-DS), a new tool for evaluating dementia, was developed in Japan. The ABC-DS is a comprehensive instrument that can simultaneously evaluate activities of daily living (ADLs), behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), and cognitive function. The ABC-DS can be administered easily and quickly and can clarify the severity of dementia and its changes over time. While the ABC-DS has been reported to be useful in Alzheimer disease (AD)-type dementia, it has not yet been studied in other types of dementia. The purpose of this study was to reevaluate the standard validity of ABC-DS separately for various dementia types and severities.

Methods

We evaluated the ABC-DS in outpatients at 1 hospital in Nagasaki Prefecture and pati

SUBMITTER: Shimoda W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8117388 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature