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Assessment of Dementia in a Clinical Sample of Persons with Intellectual Disability
Rösner, Peggy; Berger, Justus; Tarasova, Daria; Birkner, Joana; Kaiser, Heika; Diefenbacher, Albert; Sappok, Tanja
Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, v34 n6 p1618-1629 Nov 2021
Background: Assessment of age-associated disorders has become increasingly important. Methods: In a clinical setting, people with intellectual disability with and without dementia were assessed retrospectively using the Neuropsychological Test Battery (NTB) and the Dementia Questionnaire for People with Learning Disabilities (DLD) at two different times to analyse neuropsychological changes and diagnostic validity. One group (n = 44) was assessed with both instruments, while the DLD was applied in 71 patients. Results: In the NTB (n = 44), only patients with dementia (n = 26) showed a decline in the NTB total score and three subscales. Receiver operating characteristic analysis revealed a diagnostic sensitivity of 0.67, a specificity of 0.81, and an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.767. In the DLD group (n = 71), only those with dementia displayed a decrease in the cognitive and social scale; diagnostic sensitivity and specificity values were low (0.61/0.63) and the AUC was 0.704. Conclusions: Neuropsychological assessment was sensitive to detect cognitive changes over time. Sensitivity values of both instruments suggest a reassessment at a later time point.
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Dementia, Intellectual Disability, Diagnostic Tests, Questionnaires, Learning Disabilities, Scores, Cognitive Processes, Test Validity
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