Reliability and construct validity of the Long Version of Disability Assessment for Dementia (Brazilian Version)

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https://doi.org/10.1590/2526-8910.ctoAO281936572

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Activities of Daily Living, Aged, Dementia, Reproducibility of Results, Validity of Tests

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Objectives: Evaluate the reliability test-retest (intra and inter-examiner) and construct validity of the Long Version of Disability Assessment for Dementia (Brazilian Version – DADL-BR). Methods: The DADL-BR was applied to 58 caregivers/family of older adults with dementia. The inter-examiner (n = 30) and intra-examiner (n = 28) reliability was assessed using the kappa test and Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and the internal consistency was assessed using Cronbach’s alpha. The construct validity (n = 48) was performed by comparing DADL-BR with MMSE. Results: The results of the intra and inter-examiner demonstrated good reliability (0.72 and 0.74), as well as nearly perfect correlations (0.99) for both inter- and intra-examiner reliability. The internal consistency was excellent (0.87) and the results demonstrated a good correlation (0.74) between DADL-BR and MMSE in construct validity analysis. Conclusions: DADL-BR can be considered reliable instrument and with good construct validity, considering internal consistency and test-retest reliability and may be constitute a useful instrument for assessing the occupational performance profile of older adults with dementia.

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2024-04-16

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Canon, M. B. F., Silva, F. P. da, Saviotti, K. R. S. de S., Gélinas, I., Lemos, N. de F. D., & Novelli, M. M. P. C. (2024). Reliability and construct validity of the Long Version of Disability Assessment for Dementia (Brazilian Version) . Brazilian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 32, e3657. https://doi.org/10.1590/2526-8910.ctoAO281936572

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Vol. 32 (2024)

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