Italian version of the short 10/66 dementia diagnostic schedule: a validation study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the criterion and concurrent validity of the Italian version of the short 10/66 Dementia Diagnostic Schedule and algorithm in a sample of Italian native speakers, older adults.

Design

A cross-sectional, validation study.

Setting

The study was conducted with older adults living in the community and in nursing homes in the Canton of Ticino, Switzerland, and the Piedmont region in Italy between March and August 2019.

Participants

A convenience sample of 229 participants (69% females) were recruited. The eligibility criteria were being ≥60 years old and having an informant. The final sample included 74 participants (32%) with a previous clinical diagnosis of dementia and 155 (68%) cognitively healthy older adults.

Primary and secondary ou

SUBMITTER: Ibnidris A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8246379 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature