TY - JOUR
T1 - The Italian validation of the anosognosia questionnaire for dementia in Alzheimer's disease
AU - Gambina, G.
AU - Valbusa, V.
AU - Corsi, N.
AU - Ferrari, F.
AU - Sala, F.
AU - Broggio, E.
AU - Condoleo, M. T.
AU - Surdo, V.
AU - Errera, P.
AU - Cagnin, A. C.
AU - Moretto, G.
AU - Moro, V.
PY - 2015/9/13
Y1 - 2015/9/13
N2 - Although the Anosognosia Questionnaire-Dementia (AQ-D) is one of the main instruments for assessing awareness in Alzheimer's disease (AD), the normative data were until now limited to people from Argentina and Japan. This study aims to validate this instrument in an European context, in particular in an Italian sample. In a multicenter project (Verona, Padova, and Trapani), 130 patients with AD and their caregivers participated in the study. Psychometric characteristics of AQ-D are confirmed indicating that the scale permits the early identification of anosognosia and the correct care management of patients. Indeed, anosognosia results to be present also in patients with very mild AD (moderate: 44.44%; mild: 47.17%; and very mild: 23.73%). Moreover, the results indicate that deficits in awareness may vary in severity and that different types of anosognosia may be identified.
AB - Although the Anosognosia Questionnaire-Dementia (AQ-D) is one of the main instruments for assessing awareness in Alzheimer's disease (AD), the normative data were until now limited to people from Argentina and Japan. This study aims to validate this instrument in an European context, in particular in an Italian sample. In a multicenter project (Verona, Padova, and Trapani), 130 patients with AD and their caregivers participated in the study. Psychometric characteristics of AQ-D are confirmed indicating that the scale permits the early identification of anosognosia and the correct care management of patients. Indeed, anosognosia results to be present also in patients with very mild AD (moderate: 44.44%; mild: 47.17%; and very mild: 23.73%). Moreover, the results indicate that deficits in awareness may vary in severity and that different types of anosognosia may be identified.
KW - affective anosognosia
KW - Alzheimer's disease
KW - amnestic anosognosia
KW - AQ-D
KW - assessment of awareness
KW - executive anosognosia
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U2 - 10.1177/1533317515577185
DO - 10.1177/1533317515577185
M3 - Article
C2 - 25792664
AN - SCOPUS:84939201590
VL - 30
SP - 635
EP - 644
JO - American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias
JF - American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias
SN - 1533-3175
IS - 6
ER -