Early Detection of Dementia in People with an Intellectual Disability--A German Pilot Study

Autor/inn/en	Kuske, Bettina; Wolff, Christian; Gövert, Uwe; Müller, Sandra Verena
Titel	Early Detection of Dementia in People with an Intellectual Disability--A German Pilot Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 30 (2017), S.49-57 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-2322
DOI	10.1111/jar.12347
Schlagwörter	Dementia; Foreign Countries; Identification; Psychological Evaluation; Neurology; Qualitative Research; Statistical Analysis; Questionnaires; Screening Tests; Severe Intellectual Disability; Moderate Intellectual Disability; Accuracy; Pilot Projects; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Demenz; Ausland; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Psychosoziale Beurteilung; Neurologie; Qualitative Forschung; Statistische Analyse; Fragebogen; Screening-Verfahren; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Deutschland
Abstract	Background: This study investigated the application of a newly developed neuropsychological assessment, the Wolfenbütteler Dementia Test for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (WDTIM) in combination with the Dementia Screening Questionnaire for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (DSQIID). Methods: The instruments were evaluated in a prospective 2-year follow-up study. A total of 102 people with an intellectual disability were assessed at 6-month intervals. Data were analysed using qualitative and statistical analyses. Results: Four groups of individuals emerged from the analysis: (1) confirmed suspicion, (2) no suspicion, (3) questionable suspicion and (4) early suspicion. Significant differences were found between groups 1 and 2. The WDTIM could be administered to 90%-100% of all participants exhibiting mild-to-moderate intellectual disability and to 50% with severe intellectual disability. Conclusions: The WDTIM was shown to have good applicability to people with mild-to-moderate intellectual disability and to be appropriate for detecting cognitive changes. Using the two instruments in combination achieved greater accuracy in reinforcing a dementia suspicion than did using the DSQIID alone. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01