• Am J Geriatr Psychiatry · Sep 2004

    Assessment of mood state in dementia by use of the visual analog mood scales (VAMS).

    • Richard O Temple, Robert A Stern, Jennifer Latham, Jessica S Ruffolo, James E Arruda, and Geoffrey Tremont.
    • Brown Medical School, USA.
    • Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2004 Sep 1;12(5):527-30.

    ObjectiveThe assessment of mood states in individuals with dementia is a challenging yet clinically useful task. The purpose of the present study was to examine the validity of the Visual Analog Mood Scales (VAMS) in individuals with dementia.MethodsThirty-one patients who met diagnostic criteria for dementia completed the VAMS and a modified Profile of Mood States.ResultsAuthors found good convergent validity between all monotrait-heteromethod mood states. Excellent discriminant validity was found for VAMS Happy, Confused, Angry, and Energetic scales.ConclusionThese results provide evidence for the validity of the VAMS in patients with dementia.

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