ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands)2018
Validation into Arabic versions of Dementia Rating Scales, Dementia Caregivers Scales, and Dementia Research Instruments.
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- The Egyptian Dementia Network (EDN): Baseline characteristics from the first dementia registry in an African Arab country.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025Article
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- The future of alzheimer disease immunotherapies in Saudi Arabia: Consensus statement of the Saudi Chapter of Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology.Neurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) · 2023Review
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- Validation of geriatric depression and anxiety rating scales into Arabic.Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2018Article
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Abstract
introductionThis 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.
methodsOne hundred fifty participants were recruited from different settings; they underwent clinical interviews and filled the aforementioned scales.
resultsIn 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.
conclusionBased on this study, health professionals now have reliable and validated tools to be used in clinical and research settings among Arabic-speaking populations.
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