Assessing the Validity and Reliability of Rowland’s Universal Dementia Assessment Scale (RUDAS) in Patients with Dementia

authors:

avatar Mohammad Ali Asghari-Moghadam 1 , avatar Mohammadreza Shaeiri 1 , avatar Sousan Salari 1 , *

Department of Clinical Psychology, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
Zahedan Journal of Research in Medical Sciences: Vol.16, issue 9
published online: January 21, 2013
article type: Short Communication
received: July 02, 2012
accepted: October 18, 2012

how to cite: Asghari-Moghadam M A, Shaeiri M, Salari S . Assessing the Validity and Reliability of Rowland’s Universal Dementia Assessment Scale (RUDAS) in Patients with Dementia. Zahedan J Res Med Sci. 2014;16(9): -. 

Abstract

Background: The present study aims to investigate the validity and reliability of universal dementia assessment scale in patients with dementia.
Materials and Methods: This study, 78 patients with dementia were diagnosed, in that the study tools were applied and collected and then analyzed using SPSS software over these patients.
Results: The validity and reliability of the scale was calculated. Also, the appropriate alpha (78%) of this questionnaire indicates the acceptable reliability among Iranian elderly clinical population.
Conclusion: Given its characteristics, the universal scale of dementia analysis can be a useful tool for screening the dementia in the clinical population.

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