Detailed assessment of activities of daily living in moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease
Why the study?
Does the ADL-sev scale reliably measure activities of daily living and detect change over time in patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease?
Population
Patients with Alzheimer's Disease with moderate to severe cognitive impairment, defined as a Mini-Mental…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
6-12 months
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
May support ADL-sev monitoring in moderate-severe AD; leaves open prospective validation before routine use.
Structured PICO
Does the ADL-sev scale reliably measure activities of daily living and detect change over time in patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease?
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Population
Patients with Alzheimer's Disease with moderate to severe cognitive impairment, defined as a Mini-Mental State Examination score ranging from 0-15 (out of 30)
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Intervention
Alzheimer Disease Cooperative Study ADL-sev scale
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Outcome
Applicability, reliability, scaling, concordant validity, and sensitivity to detect change in performance over 6-12 monthspatient reported
The ADL-sev is a valid and sensitive instrument for evaluating activities of daily living in patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease.
Cite This Study
Galasko et al. (2005) studied this question.