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Article: Data on dementia detailed by T.K.C. Chu and co-authors.(Report)
- Article from:
- Mental Health Weekly Digest
- Article date:
- December 29, 2008
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"This study examines the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Activities of Daily Living Questionnaire (ADLQ-CV) in a sample of older Hong Kong Chinese adults with dementia. The ADLQ-CV was administered to primary family caregivers of 125 community-dwelling individuals with dementia," researchers in Hong Kong, People's Republic of China report (see also Dementia).
"Assessments were then made of the scale's reliability, validity and factor structure. Factor analysis yielded six factors that closely resembled the six subscales proposed in the original scale. The ADLQ-CV demonstrated excellent convergent validity with the Chinese version of the ...