Scholars@Duke publication: Sensitivity of the dementia rating scale in vascular dementia: comparison between two sets of criteria to define cognitive impairment.

Sensitivity of the dementia rating scale in vascular dementia: comparison between two sets of criteria to define cognitive impairment.

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Paul, RH; Cohen, RA; Moser, DJ; Browndyke, JN; Davis, K; Gordon, N; Sweet, L; Lawrence, JJ; Zawacki, T

Published in: Cerebrovasc Dis

2003

BACKGROUND: The Dementia Rating Scale (DRS) is a common measure of cognitive function, but its sensitivity to identify deficits across cognitive domains in vascular dementia (VaD) remains unclear. METHODS: We compared the sensitivity and specificity of two recommended cutoff scores of the DRS. Thirty-eight patients diagnosed with VaD participated in the current study. RESULTS: The original recommendations resulted in poor sensitivity for the DRS total score and attention, construction, and memory subscales. The more recent recommendations greatly improved the sensitivity of the subscales and the total DRS score, but resulted in decreased specificity. Correlations between the specific DRS subscales and criterion measures of cognitive function revealed good convergent and divergent validity for most subscales. CONCLUSIONS: The DRS is a valid measure of cognitive dysfunction in VaD, but clinicians should consider using the more recent recommendations developed for AD to determine impaired performances in VaD.

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Author Jeffrey Nicholas Browndyke Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neur ...

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Cerebrovasc Dis

DOI

10.1159/000067138

ISSN

1015-9770

Publication Date

2003

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1-2

Start / End Page

116 / 120

Location

Switzerland

Related Subject Headings

Statistics as Topic
Severity of Illness Index
Set, Psychology
Sensitivity and Specificity
Reproducibility of Results
Psychomotor Performance
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Neuropsychological Tests
Neurology & Neurosurgery
Middle Aged

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Paul, R. H., Cohen, R. A., Moser, D. J., Browndyke, J. N., Davis, K., Gordon, N., … Zawacki, T. (2003). Sensitivity of the dementia rating scale in vascular dementia: comparison between two sets of criteria to define cognitive impairment. Cerebrovasc Dis, 15(1–2), 116–120. https://doi.org/10.1159/000067138

Paul, Robert H., Ronald A. Cohen, David J. Moser, Jeff N. Browndyke, Kelly Davis, Norman Gordon, Lawrence Sweet, Jeffrey J. Lawrence, and Tricia Zawacki. “Sensitivity of the dementia rating scale in vascular dementia: comparison between two sets of criteria to define cognitive impairment.” Cerebrovasc Dis 15, no. 1–2 (2003): 116–20. https://doi.org/10.1159/000067138.

Paul RH, Cohen RA, Moser DJ, Browndyke JN, Davis K, Gordon N, et al. Sensitivity of the dementia rating scale in vascular dementia: comparison between two sets of criteria to define cognitive impairment. Cerebrovasc Dis. 2003;15(1–2):116–20.

Paul, Robert H., et al. “Sensitivity of the dementia rating scale in vascular dementia: comparison between two sets of criteria to define cognitive impairment.” Cerebrovasc Dis, vol. 15, no. 1–2, 2003, pp. 116–20. Pubmed, doi:10.1159/000067138.

Paul RH, Cohen RA, Moser DJ, Browndyke JN, Davis K, Gordon N, Sweet L, Lawrence JJ, Zawacki T. Sensitivity of the dementia rating scale in vascular dementia: comparison between two sets of criteria to define cognitive impairment. Cerebrovasc Dis. 2003;15(1–2):116–120.