Reliability and construct validity of the Early Dementia Questionnaire (EDQ)

Early Dementia Questionnaire (EDQ) was developed as a screening tool to detect patients with early dementia in primary care. It was developed based on 20 symptoms of dementia. From a preliminary study, EDQ had been shown to be a promising alternative for screening of early dementia. This study was d...

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Published in:BMC geriatrics 2016-11, Vol.16 (1), p.202-202, Article 202
Main Authors: Arabi, Zurraini, Syed Abdul Rahman, Syed Alwi, Hazmi, Helmy, Hamdin, Nazeefah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Cognitive ability
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dementia
Dementia - diagnosis
Dementia - epidemiology
Early Diagnosis
Female
Geriatrics
Humans
Incidence
Malaysia - epidemiology
Male
Memory
Patients
Primary care
Primary Health Care - methods
Questionnaires
Reproducibility of Results
ROC Curve
Surveys and Questionnaires
Validation studies
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Summary:Early Dementia Questionnaire (EDQ) was developed as a screening tool to detect patients with early dementia in primary care. It was developed based on 20 symptoms of dementia. From a preliminary study, EDQ had been shown to be a promising alternative for screening of early dementia. This study was done to further test on EDQ's reliability and validity. Using a systematic random sampling, 200 elderly patients attending primary health care centers in Kuching, Sarawak had consented to participate in the study and were administered the EDQ. Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) was used to exclude patients with depression. Those who scored >21 MMSE, were retested using the EDQ. Reliability was determined by Cronbach's alpha for internal consistency and construct validity was assessed using confirmatory factor analysis (principle component with varimax rotation). Test retest Intraclass Correlation Coeeficient (ICC) was used to determine the reliability of the scale. The result showed that the sensitivity and specificity for EDQ was 71.2% and 59.5%. The overall Cronbach's alpha coefficient was good which was 0.874. Confirmatory factor analysis on 4 factors indicated that the Cronbach's alpha for each domain were acceptable with memory (0.741), concentration (0.764), emotional and physical symptoms (0.754) and lastly sleep and environment (0.720). The Intraclass Correlation Coefficient between the first EDQ score and the retest EDQ score among those with MMSE of >21 showed a very strong overall agreement, ICC = 0.764, N = 160, P
ISSN:1471-2318
1471-2318
DOI:10.1186/s12877-016-0384-1