The Starkstein Apathy Scale-Italian Version: An Update

Apathy can manifest in various neuropsychiatric conditions, as well as in individuals who experience significant stressful life events or suffer from underlying internal medical conditions. The Starkstein Apathy Scale (SAS) is recognized as a reliable screening tool, besides being endorsed by the In...

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Published in:Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology 2024-09, Vol.37 (5), p.379-386
Main Authors: Ilardi, Ciro R., Sannino, Maria, Federico, Giovanni, Cirillo, Mara A., Cavaliere, Carlo, Iavarone, Alessandro, Garofalo, Elisabetta
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Apathy
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Female
Humans
Italy
Male
Middle Aged
Parkinson Disease - psychology
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales - standards
Psychometrics - instrumentation
Psychometrics - standards
Reproducibility of Results
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Summary:Apathy can manifest in various neuropsychiatric conditions, as well as in individuals who experience significant stressful life events or suffer from underlying internal medical conditions. The Starkstein Apathy Scale (SAS) is recognized as a reliable screening tool, besides being endorsed by the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society to assess apathy in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Recently, the Italian version of this scale (SAS-I) has been introduced. Furthermore, normative data have been provided on a large sample of Italian healthy individuals. Here we present the official Italian translation of the SAS, along with clarifications regarding its administration. Also, we supply details concerning the scale’s factorial structure, inter-item conditional associations and item performance by using EFA, Network analysis, and IRT modelling for polytomous items.
ISSN:0891-9887
1552-5708
DOI:10.1177/08919887241227404