Demented persons of the Alzheimer type, and to a lesser degree, persons suffering from major depression, experience a loss of autonomy in their activities of daily living (ADL). This loss of autonomy is often associated with a decrease in the initiation, organization and continuation of the activity. / The Psychogeriatric Basic ADL Scale developed for this study, was especially created for the aged experiencing a loss of autonomy as a consequence of problems other than motor and/or sensorial. It assesses the following activities: taking of a bath (or shower), dressing, grooming, continence and feeding, in relation to some higher cognitive functions. / In this study, the test-retest reliability and concurrent validity of the scale were evaluated using a sample of normal, depressed and demented subjects. The test-retest reliability was high (Spearman's rho = 0.98), and the concurrent validity of this scale with the Rapid Disability Rating Scale-2 was also high (Spearman's rho = 0.93). / These groups of subjects (15 normal, 15 with major depression, 15 demented subjects) were administered this scale and the results indicate that there is a significant difference in the global execution of basic activities in normal, persons with major depression and demented subjects.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.59850 |
| Date | January 1990 |
| Creators | Laberge, Hélène |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | French |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Science (School of Physical and Occupational Therapy.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 001167953, proquestno: AAIMM66481, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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