OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the reliability and validity of a chronic care facility adaptation of the Clinical Dementia Rating scale (CDR-CC). METHOD: Sixty-two residents in a chronic care facility participated in an inter-rater and 1 month test-retest reliability study. The instrument was validated against the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). RESULTS: Inter-rater and 1 month test-retest reliability for the global CDR-CC score were excellent (intraclass correlation coefficients 0.99 and 0.92, respectively). The CDR-CC domain and global scores were negatively correlated with the MMSE. CONCLUSIONS: The CDR-CC is a global assessment tool that reliably and validly measures cognitive and functional impairment in a chronic care setting. Copyright 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the reliability and validity of a chronic care facility adaptation of the Clinical Dementia Rating scale (CDR-CC). METHOD: Sixty-two residents in a chronic care facility participated in an inter-rater and 1 month test-retest reliability study. The instrument was validated against the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). RESULTS: Inter-rater and 1 month test-retest reliability for the global CDR-CC score were excellent (intraclass correlation coefficients 0.99 and 0.92, respectively). The CDR-CC domain and global scores were negatively correlated with the MMSE. CONCLUSIONS: The CDR-CC is a global assessment tool that reliably and validly measures cognitive and functional impairment in a chronic care setting. Copyright 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Authors: Michal Schnaider Beeri; Jeremy M Silverman; James Schmeidler; Michael Wysocki; Hillel Z Grossman; Dushyant P Purohit; Daniel P Perl; Vahram Haroutunian Journal: Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord Date: 2008-03-27 Impact factor: 2.959
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