Validation of a functional screening instrument for dementia in an elderly sri lankan population: comparison of modified bristol and blessed activities of daily living scales

Background Cognitive tests have been used in population surveys as first stage screens for dementia but are biased by education. However functional ability scales are less biased by education than the cognitive scale and thus can be used in screening for dementia. Objective To validate Activities of...
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Autor*in:

Umayal, S [verfasserIn]

Kulathunga, M

Somaratne, S

Srikanth, S

Kathriarachchi, S

De Silva, Ranil

Format:

E-Artikel

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

2010

Schlagwörter:

Dementia

Care Home

Clinical Dementia Rate

Clinical Dementia Rate Score

Questionable Dementia

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© De Silva et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2010

Übergeordnetes Werk:

Enthalten in: BMC Research Notes - London, 2008, 3(2010), 1 vom: 26. Okt.

Übergeordnetes Werk:

volume:3 ; year:2010 ; number:1 ; day:26 ; month:10

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DOI / URN:

10.1186/1756-0500-3-268

Katalog-ID:

SPR030272289

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