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Int J Geriatr Psychiatry · Dec 2017
Validation of the Chinese version of Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination III for diagnosing dementia.
- Bian-Rong Wang, Zhou Ou, Xiao-Hua Gu, Cun-Sheng Wei, Jun Xu, and Jian-Quan Shi.
- Department of Neurology, Jiangsu Geriatric Hospital, Jiangsu, China.
- Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2017 Dec 1; 32 (12): e173-e179.
ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to validate the reliability of the Chinese version of Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination III (ACE-III) for detecting dementia. Furthermore, the present study compares the diagnostic accuracy of ACE-III with that of mini-mental state examination (MMSE).MethodsOne hundred seventy-seven patients with dementia and 180 healthy controls were included in the study.ResultsThe reliability of ACE-III was very good (α-coefficient = 0.888). There was a significant negative correlation between Clinical Dementia Rating Scale score and total ACE-III score. Further, there was a positive correlation between MMSE score and total ACE-III score. Age exerted a significant effect on total ACE-III score, memory score, and language score. In the present study, the cutoff score of 83 showed a sensitivity of 91.1% and a specificity of 83.1%.ConclusionsThe present findings support that the Chinese version of ACE-III is a reliable assessment tool for dementia. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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