Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-10-2018
Abstract
Introduction: This study aims to evaluate the conceptual relevance of four measures of disease activity in patients with mild/mild-moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD): (1) the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale–Cognitive Subscale; (2) the Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study–Activities of Daily Living Inventory; (3) the Neuropsychiatry Inventory; and (4) the Dependence Scale. Methods: A conceptual model depicting patient experience of mild AD was developed via literature review; concepts were compared with the items of the four measures. Relevance of the concepts included in the four measures was evaluated by patients with mild AD in a survey and follow-up interviews. Results: The four measures assessed few of the symptoms/impacts of mild AD identified within the literature. Measured items addressing emotional impacts were deemed most relevant by participants but were included in the measures only superficially. Discussion: The four assessment measures do not appear to capture the concepts most relevant to/important to patients with mild/mild-moderate AD. © 2018 The Authors
Recommended Citation
Hartry, Ann; Aldhouse, Natalie V.J.; Al-Zubeidi, Tamara; Sanon, Myrlene; Stefanacci, Richard G.; and Knight, Sarah L., "The conceptual relevance of assessment measures in patients with mild/mild-moderate Alzheimer's disease" (2018). College of Population Health Faculty Papers. Paper 83.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/healthpolicyfaculty/83
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Language
English
Comments
This article has been peer reviewed. It is the author’s final published version in Alzheimer's and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment and Disease Monitoring, Volume 20, August 2018, Pages 498-508.
The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadm.2018.07.006. Copyright © Hartry et al.