Reliability and Validity of Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale in Turkish Population

Background: The aim is to validate Turkish version Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale (RUDAS). Methods: One hundred forty patients (>65 years) were included. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition -V was used in all patients. Rowland Universal Dementia Asses...

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Published in:	American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias Vol. 34; no. 1; pp. 34 - 40
Main Authors:	Ayan, Gizem, Afacan, Ceyda, Poyraz, Burc Cagrı, Bilgic, Onur, Avci, Suna, Yavuzer, Hakan, Yuruyen, Mehmet, Erdincler, Deniz Suna, Ayan, Burak, Doventas, Alper
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01-02-2019
Subjects:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Current Topics in Care Dementia - diagnosis Female Geriatric Assessment Humans Male Mental Status and Dementia Tests Neuropsychological Tests - standards Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Reproducibility of Results Sensitivity and Specificity Turkey Turkey RUDAS dementia diagnosis MMSE validation
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Summary:	Background: The aim is to validate Turkish version Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale (RUDAS). Methods: One hundred forty patients (>65 years) were included. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition -V was used in all patients. Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale was applied for 2 days. Results were compared with Mini-Mental State Examination; reliability, validity, and statistical values were determined. Results: Time validity was verified. Mini-mental state examination was correlated 45.3% in control and 73% in dementia group. Factor weights varied between 0.44 and 0.81; factor construct was verified as 6-item scoring. When 25 was cutoff point, sensitivity was 92.86% and specificity was 92.86%. Content validity index was found to be 100% by 7 specialists. Cronbach α (0.692) and test–retest reliability (intraclass correlation = 0.987) were determined. Conclusion: Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale (Turkish) is validated and verified as reliable. Test could be applied for 5 minutes approximately; results are not affected by educational status, immigrant status, and language used; however, age and gender have significant effect on results.
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ISSN:	1533-3175 1938-2731
DOI:	10.1177/1533317518802449