TY - JOUR
T1 - The Dementia Signs and Symptoms Scale
T2 - A New Scale for Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathology in Alzheimer's Disease
AU - Loreck, David J.
AU - Bylsma, Frederick W.
AU - Folstein, Marshal F.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported in part by grants AG-00149 and AG-07370 from the National Institute on Aging.
PY - 1994
Y1 - 1994
N2 - The Dementia Signs and Symptoms (DSS) Scale documents non-cognitive signs and symptoms (e.g., delusions, hallucinations, anxiety, depression, mania, and behavioral disturbances) in dementia. Patients, informants, and a clinical examiner rated signs and symptoms over the preceding month. Fifty-six Alzheimer's disease patients were administered the DSS, the BEHAVE-AD, the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia, the Young Mania Rating Scales, the Hamilton Depression Scale, the Hamilton Anxiety Scale, and the Psychogeriatric Dependency Rating Scale. DSS subscale scores correlated with corresponding scale scores, confirming construct validity. The DSS subscales were internally consistent (Cronbach's alpha, 0.3 7–0.75) and interrater reliability was high (ICC, 0.92–0.99).
AB - The Dementia Signs and Symptoms (DSS) Scale documents non-cognitive signs and symptoms (e.g., delusions, hallucinations, anxiety, depression, mania, and behavioral disturbances) in dementia. Patients, informants, and a clinical examiner rated signs and symptoms over the preceding month. Fifty-six Alzheimer's disease patients were administered the DSS, the BEHAVE-AD, the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia, the Young Mania Rating Scales, the Hamilton Depression Scale, the Hamilton Anxiety Scale, and the Psychogeriatric Dependency Rating Scale. DSS subscale scores correlated with corresponding scale scores, confirming construct validity. The DSS subscales were internally consistent (Cronbach's alpha, 0.3 7–0.75) and interrater reliability was high (ICC, 0.92–0.99).
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U2 - 10.1097/00019442-199400210-00009
DO - 10.1097/00019442-199400210-00009
M3 - Article
C2 - 28531074
AN - SCOPUS:0028126883
SN - 1064-7481
VL - 2
SP - 60
EP - 74
JO - American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
JF - American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
IS - 1
ER -