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Karam GE, Khandakji MN, Sahakian NS, et al. Validation into Arabic versions of Dementia Rating Scales, Dementia Caregivers Scales, and Dementia Research Instruments. Alzheimers Dement (Amst). 2018;10:796-801doi: 10.1016/j.dadm.2018.06.003.
Karam, G. E., Khandakji, M. N., Sahakian, N. S., Dandan, J. C., & Karam, E. G. (2018). Validation into Arabic versions of Dementia Rating Scales, Dementia Caregivers Scales, and Dementia Research Instruments. Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 10796-801. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadm.2018.06.003
Karam, Georges Elie, et al. "Validation into Arabic versions of Dementia Rating Scales, Dementia Caregivers Scales, and Dementia Research Instruments." Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands) vol. 10 (2018): 796-801. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadm.2018.06.003
Karam GE, Khandakji MN, Sahakian NS, Dandan JC, Karam EG. Validation into Arabic versions of Dementia Rating Scales, Dementia Caregivers Scales, and Dementia Research Instruments. Alzheimers Dement (Amst). 2018 Jul 07;10:796-801. doi: 10.1016/j.dadm.2018.06.003. eCollection 2018. PMID: 30581970; PMCID: PMC6300613.
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Alzheimers Dement (Amst). 2018 Jul 07;10:796-801. doi: 10.1016/j.dadm.2018.06.003. eCollection 2018.

Validation into Arabic versions of Dementia Rating Scales, Dementia Caregivers Scales, and Dementia Research Instruments.

Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Georges Elie Karam, Mohannad Nawaf Khandakji, Nayri Sarkis Sahakian, Jessica Christian Dandan, Elie Georges Karam

Affiliations

  1. Institute for Development, Research, Advocacy and Applied Care (IDRAAC), Beirut, Lebanon.
  2. Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, Balamand University Faculty of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon.
  3. Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, St George Hospital University Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
  4. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
  5. MTI-International Psychiatry Training Fellow, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, London, UK.
  6. Clinical-Community Program, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA.

PMID: 30581970 PMCID: PMC6300613 DOI: 10.1016/j.dadm.2018.06.003

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to examine the validity and internal consistency of Arabic versions of the eight-item Alzheimer's Dementia, Alzheimer Questionnaire, and Clinical Dementia Rating scales and to assess the Arabic version of Katz Activities of Daily Living, and Neuropsychiatric Inventory.

METHODS: One hundred fifty participants were recruited from different settings; they underwent clinical interviews and filled the aforementioned scales.

RESULTS: In our sample, 56.8% of the sample suffered from dementia. The Arabic eight-item Alzheimer's Dementia had excellent psychometric properties, and the Arabic Alzheimer Questionnaire showed near-perfect properties with sensitivity and specificity reaching 100%. In addition, the Arabic Clinical Dementia Rating (A-CDR)-sum of boxes was superior to the regular A-CDR score in detecting dementia cases among the study sample. The A-CDR showed similar characteristics as the original version. The Katz scores demonstrated a strong negative correlation with eight-item Alzheimer's Dementia scores.

CONCLUSION: Based on this study, health professionals now have reliable and validated tools to be used in clinical and research settings among Arabic-speaking populations.

Keywords: Alzheimer's disease; Arabic; Dementia; Diagnostic accuracy; Questionnaire; Validation

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