Validity evidences of the prefrontal symptoms inventory for the elderly brazilian population
Clinics
; 75: e1863, 2020. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
This study aimed to translate the Prefrontal Symptoms Inventory (PSI) (abbreviated version) for the elderly into Brazilian Portuguese, evaluate its psychometric properties, and investigate if the PSI could distinguish between groups with (clinical group) and without (non-clinical group) a diagnosis of probable Alzheimer's disease (AD).METHODS:
The PSI was idiomatically and culturally adapted, and then administered to 256 individuals over 60 years of age who also completed a clinical interview, the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)-15, and the Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB).RESULTS:
The results indicated satisfactory adjustment and adequate reliability (Ω of 0.83 and α=0.80) for the uni-factorial model. The non-clinical group showed significant correlations between the PSI-16, GDS-15, MMSE, and FAB and its six subtests. In the clinical group, there were negative correlations between the PSI-16, MMSE, and the FAB and the conceptual subtest. The groups differed statistically significantly, with the clinical sample showing the highest PSI-16 score. In the non-clinical group, there were significant positive correlations between age and PSI-16, and negative correlations between education and PSI-16.CONCLUSION:
The results of this study indicate that the PSI-16 can be used as a valid and reliable screening tool for clinical use in the elderly with and without pathology.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Enfermedad de Alzheimer
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
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En
Revista:
Clinics
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA
Año:
2020
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Article