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Are Clinical Diagnoses of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias Affected by Education and Self-Reported Race?
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Teresi, Jeanne A.; Grober, Ellen; Eimicke, Joseph P.; Ehrlich, Amy R. – Psychological Assessment, 2012
A randomized controlled trial examined whether the diagnostic process for Alzheimer's disease and other dementias may be influenced by knowledge of the patient's education and/or self-reported race. Four conditions were implemented: diagnostic team knows (a) race and education, (b) education only, (c) race only, or (d) neither. Diagnosis and…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Patients, Clinical Diagnosis, Dementia
Discriminating Age-Associated Memory Impairment from Alzheimer's Disease.
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Youngjohn, James R.; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1992
To elucidate differences between normal age-associated memory impairment (AAMI) and mild Alzheimer's disease (AD), batteries of traditional memory tasks and computer-simulated everyday memory tests were administered to 56 matched AAMI-AD pairs. Results demonstrate the feasibility of discriminating mild AD through these tests. (SLD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aging (Individuals), Alzheimers Disease, Computer Assisted Testing
Recipient-Provider Agreement on Enacted Support, Perceived Support, and Provider Personality
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Cohen, Jay L.; Lakey, Brian; Tiell, Kathy; Neeley, Lynn C. – Psychological Assessment, 2005
This study examined agreement between recipients and providers about social support and personality. One hundred daughter caregivers of a parent with Alzheimer's disease and each caregiver's most important support provider independently reported supportive behaviors provided to caregivers, the perceived supportiveness of the provider, and…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Caregivers, Personality Traits, Personality
Use of the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test in Differentiating Normal Aging from Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Dementia.
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Tierney, Mary C.; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1994
Thirty-eight elderly control subjects performed better than did 18 patients with moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD), 33 with severe AD, and 12 with Parkinson's dementia on all measures of the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test. Results indicate that the test is useful in distinguishing AD from Parkinson's dementia. (SLD)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Alzheimers Disease, Clinical Diagnosis, Memory
Comparison of Age-Extended Norms for the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease.
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McCurry, Susan M.; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1994
Intelligence quotient (IQ) scores of 216 elderly Alzheimer's Disease patients based on 3 sets of recent age-extended norms were compared. Results demonstrate the importance of reporting the normative sample on which IQ scores for older adults are based and provide guidelines for selecting a set of age-related norms. (SLD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aging (Individuals), Alzheimers Disease, Comparative Analysis
Impact of Alzheimer's-Type Dementia and Information Source on the Assessment of Depression.
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Gilley, David W.; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1995
The level of agreement between the patient and a collateral source with regard to depressive symptomatology was compared for 185 patients with Alzheimer's-type dementia (AD), 57 patients with Parkinson's disease, and 54 nondemented geriatric referrals. Findings highlight the potential insensitivity of patient report in AD. (SLD)
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Clinical Diagnosis, Depression (Psychology), Diagnostic Tests