Table 2 Identified instruments for assessment of AD symptoms
Aspects of AD disorder | Abbreviation | Full name | Â |
|---|---|---|---|
Cognitive Impairment | ADAS-Cog | Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale - Cognitive Subscale [14] | Rosen et al.1984 |
| Â | BIMC | Blessed Information-Memory-Concentration Test [77] | Blessed et al. 1968 |
| Â | CAMCOG | Cambridge Cognitive Examination [78] | Grevett & O'Brien 2002 |
| Â | MDRS | Mattis Dementia Rating Scale [79] | Mattis 1976 |
| Â | MMSE | Mini-Mental State Examination [9] | Folstein et al. 1975 |
| Â | NTB | Neuropsychological Test Battery [17] | Harrison et al. 2007 |
| Â | SCIP | Severe Cognitive Impairment Profile [21] | Peavy et al. 1996 |
| Â | SIB | Severe Impairment Battery [6] | Saxton & Swihart 1989 |
| Â | SKT | Syndrom-Kurztest [22] | Erzigkeit 1989 |
Activities of Daily Living | ADL-PI | Activities of Daily Living-Prevention Instrument [31] | Galasko et al. 2006 |
| Â | ADLQ | Activities of Daily Living Questionnaire [80] | Johnson et al. 2004 |
| Â | ADCS-ADL19/23 | Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study Activities of Daily Living Inventory 19- or 23-item Scale [25] | Galasko et al. 1997 |
| Â | B-ADL | Bayer Activities of Daily Living Scale [30] | Hindmarch et al. 1998 |
| Â | Bristol ADL | Bristol Activities of Daily Living Scale [81] | Bucks et al. 1996 |
| Â | BANS-S | Bedfords Alzheimer's Nursing Severity Scale [82] | Bellelli et al. 1997 |
| Â | Barthel ADL | Barthel Activities of Daily Living Index Scale [83] | Mahoney & Barthel 1965 |
| Â | DAD | Disability Assessment for Dementia [26] | Gelinas et al. 1999 |
| Â | GERRI | Geriatric Evaluation by Relative's Rating Instrument [84] | Schwartz 1983 |
| Â | IADL | Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale [24] | Lawton & Brody 1969 |
| Â | IDDD | Interview for Deterioration in Daily Living Activities in Dementia [27] | Teunisse et al. 1991 |
| Â | Katz ADL | The Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living [23] | Katz et al. 1963 |
| Â | PGDRS | Psychogeriatric Dependency Rating Scales [85] | Wilkinson & Graham-White 1980 |
| Â | RDRS | Rapid Disability Rating Scale [29] | Linn 1976 |
| Â | PSMS | Physical Self-Maintenance Scale [24] | Lawton & Brody 1969 |
| Â | SMAF | Functional Autonomy Measurement System [28] | Hebert et al. 2001 |
| Â | Weintraub ADL | Weintraub Activities of Daily Living Scale [86] | Weintraub 1986 |
Global Impression | ADCS-CGIC | Alzheimers' Disease Cooperative Study - Clinical Global Impression of Change [38] | Schneider et al. 1997 |
| Â | CDR | Clinical Dementia Rating Scale [35] | Hughes et al. 1982 |
| Â | CGI | Clinical Global Impression [34] | Guy 1976 |
| Â | CIBI | Clinical Interview Based Impression (Parke-Davis) [87] | Knopman et al. 1994 |
| Â | FAST | The Functional Assessment Staging [37] | Reisberg 1988 |
| Â | GDS | Global Deterioration Scale [36] | Reisberg 1982 |
| Â | HDR | Hierarchic Dementia Rating Scale [88] | Cole & Dastoor 1983 |
| Â | NYU CIBIC-Plus | The New York University - Clinician's Interview-Based Impression of Change - Plus Caregiver Input [39] | Reisberg & Ferris 1994 |
Behavior/Neuropsychology | AMS | Alzheimer's Mood Scale [52] | Tappen & Williams 1999 |
| Â | IA | Apathy Inventory [49] | Robert et al. 2002 |
| Â | BEAM-D | Behavioral and Emotional Activities Manifested in Dementia [89] | Sihna et al. 1992 |
| Â | BEHAVE-AD | Behavioral Pathology in Alzheimer's Disease Rating Scale [40] | Reisberg et al. 1987 |
| Â | BPRS | Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale [41] | Overall & Gorham 1962 |
| Â | CERAD-BRSD | Behavior Rating Scale for Dementia of the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease [45] | Tariot et al. 1995 |
| Â | CMAI | Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory [47] | Cohen-Mansfield 1986 |
| Â | CSDD | Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia [51] | Alexopoulos et al. 1988 |
| Â | DBD | Dementia Behavior Disturbance Scale [46] | Baumgarten et al. 1990 |
| Â | DMAS | Dementia Mood Assessment Scale [50] | Sunderland et al. 1988 |
| Â | GDS | Geriatric Depression Scale [48] | Yesavage et al. 1983 |
| Â | HoNOS 65+ | Health of the Nation Outcome Scale for Elderly People [90] | Burns et al. 1999 |
| Â | NPI | Neuropsychiatric Inventory [42] | Cummings et al. 1994 |
| Â | NRS | Neurobehavioral Rating Scale [91] | Sultzer et al. 1995 |
| Â | RMBPC | Revised Memory and Behavior Problems Checklist [92] | Teri et al. 1992 |
Quality of Life | ADRQL | Alzheimer Disease Related Quality of Life [57] | Rabins et al. 1999 |
| Â | DQoL | Dementia Quality of Life Instrument [58] | Brod et al. 1999 |
| Â | DS-DAT | Discomfort Scale for Dementia of Alzheimer's Type [64] | Hurley et al. 1992 |
| Â | OERS | Observed Emotion Rating Scale [93] | Lawton et al. 1999 |
| Â | PDS | Progressive Deterioration Scale [62] | DeJong et al. 1989 |
| Â | QoL-AD | Logsdon et al. 1999 | |
| Â | QUALID | Quality of Life in Late-Stage Dementia Scale [61] | Weiner et al. 2000 |
Communication/Social | CLB | Core Linguistic Battery [94] | Bayles et al. 1992 |
Interaction | CPS | Communication Problems Scale [66] | Powell et al. 1995 |
| Â | ERT | Emotion Recognition Test [95] | Shimokawa et al. 2000 |
| Â | MOSES | Multidimensional Observation Scale for Elderly Subjects [96] | Helmes et al. 1987 |
| Â | PKT | Posture Knowledge Test [97] | Mozaz et al. 2002 |
| Â | PPQSA | Partner-Patient Questionnaire for Shared Activities [98] | Reilly 2006 |
| Â | SCS | Social Competence Scale [99] | Zigler & Phillips 1961 |
Multi-domain | BGP | Behavioral Rating Scale for Geriatric Patients [71] | van der Kam et al. 1971 |
| Â | GBS | Gottfries et al. 1982 | |
| Â | NOSGER | Nurses' Observation Scale for Geriatric Patients[70] | Brunner & Spiegel 1990 |
| Â | SCAG | Sandoz Clinical Assessment Geriatric Scale [67] | Shader et al. 1974 |
| Â | VL | The Vienna List [72] | Porzsolt et al. 2004 |