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Behavioral profile of Alzheimer's disease in Chinese elderly — a validation study of the Chinese version of the Alzheimer's disease behavioral pathology rating scale
Author(s)	Linda C W Lam, W K Tang, Vivian Leung
Journal title	International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 16, no 4, April 2001
Pages	pp 368-373
Keywords	Chinese people ; Dementia ; Cognitive processes ; Evaluation ; Hong Kong.
Annotation	This study examines the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Alzheimer's disease behavioural pathology rating scale (CBehave-AD) and the behavioural profile of Chinese patients with AD. The Cantonese version of the Mini-Mental State Examination (CMMSE) was used for comparison. High correlations were found between the CBehave-AD and checklist scores (paranoid and delusional ideation, hallucinations, activity disturbances, aggressiveness, and diurnal rhythm disturbances). The findings suggest that the CBehave-AD is a valid assessment tool for behavioural disturbances in patients with AD. Variable associations between different symptom categories and dementia staging suggest a need for further exploration of the complex interactions between behavioural and cognitive disturbances in dementia. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-010517202 A
Classmark	TKL: EA: DA: 4C: 7DR
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