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7.5. Assessment tools for Alzheimer, anoia, depression

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Creating a dementia rating protocol

Study aiming at the creation of an assessment protocol for dementia adapted to Greek data.

The validity and reliability of the Zarit burden interview in Greek Cypriot carers of patients with dementia

AIM The aim of this study was the analysis of the validity and reliability of a scale measuring the burden of care giving “The Burden Interview”. This scale was first published in 1986 as a short and reliable method for

Validation of Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination Test in Greek Elderly Population

The Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination (BDAE) (Goodglass and Kaplan, 1983) is used as a diagnostic scale in order to assess the language ability of aphasia patients. As aphasia disorder especially with the type of naming deficit is one of the

Depression amongst older people and their relationship with their families.

The aim of this survey is an investigation of the connection between family bonds and depression among older people. The people who were involved in the survey were 200 older people, regardless of sex, aged above 65 years old who

Could language deficits really differentiate Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) from mild Alzheimer’s disease?

This study(1) detects language deficits of amnestic MCIs (aMCIs) and mild AD (mAD) participants and present their language performance (the Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination –BDAE scores) according to educational level, (2) studies the diagnostic value of language deficits according to

Greek performance scores οn the MMSE by age and mental state from childhood to the third age.

In everyday clinical practice, clinicians administer screening tools for the assessment of mental disorders usually underestimating the variables of age and years of education. The aim of this study 1) is to provide a percentile table of quick cognitive assessment,