Publications

Authors:

Gambina, G; Valbusa, V; Corsi, Nicole; Ferrari, F; Sala, F; Broggio, E; Condoleo, M. T; Surdo, V; Errera, P; Cagnin, A. C; Moretto, G; Moro, Valentina

Title:

The Italian Validation of the Anosognosia Questionnaire for Dementia in Alzheimer's Disease

Year:

2015

Type of item:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Language:

Inglese

Format:

A Stampa

Referee:

Sì

Name of journal:

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND OTHER DEMENTIAS

ISSN of journal:

1533-3175

N° Volume:

30

Number or Folder:

6

Page numbers:

635-644

Keyword:

AQ-D; Alzheimer’s disease; affective anosognosia; amnestic anosognosia; assessment of awareness; executive anosognosia

Short description of contents:

Although the Anosognosia Questionnaire-Dementia (AQ-D) is one of the main instruments for assessing awareness in Alzheimer's disease (AD), the normative data were until now limited to people from Argentina and Japan. This study aims to validate this instrument in an European context, in particular in an Italian sample. In a multicenter project (Verona, Padova, and Trapani), 130 patients with AD and their caregivers participated in the study. Psychometric characteristics of AQ-D are confirmed indicating that the scale permits the early identification of anosognosia and the correct care management of patients. Indeed, anosognosia results to be present also in patients with very mild AD (moderate: 44.44%; mild: 47.17%; and very mild: 23.73%). Moreover, the results indicate that deficits in awareness may vary in severity and that different types of anosognosia may be identified.

Product ID:

87895

Handle IRIS:

11562/926391

Last Modified:

February 23, 2023

Bibliographic citation:

Gambina, G; Valbusa, V; Corsi, Nicole; Ferrari, F; Sala, F; Broggio, E; Condoleo, M. T; Surdo, V; Errera, P; Cagnin, A. C; Moretto, G; Moro, Valentina, The Italian Validation of the Anosognosia Questionnaire for Dementia in Alzheimer's Disease «AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND OTHER DEMENTIAS» , vol. 30 , n. 6 , 2015 , pp. 635-644

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