Wee Shiong Lim|M. S. Chong|Suresh Sahadevan
Utility of the Clinical Dementia Rating in Asian Populations
Tan Tock Seng Hospital|Tan Tock Seng Hospital|Tan Tock Seng Hospital
consistent worldwide demographic trend population aging dementia expected become burgeoning public health problem asian populationsthus pressing need reliable valid methods dementia diagnosis staging applicable heterogeneous asian populationsthe clinical dementia rating cdr informantbased global assessment scale established reliability validity widely utilized severityranking scale many studies asian populationsfrom diagnostic standpoint cdr congruent diagnostic statistical manual mental disorders approach dementia diagnosisit exhibits excellent discriminatory ability mild stages dementia useful property germane surging interest mild cognitive impairment related conceptslimitations cdr include length administration reliance clinical judgment collateral source information relative insensitivity measure change interventional studiessince exercise clinical judgment inherent scoring cdr raters mindful influence cultural factors premorbid lifestyle informant reliability performance certain cdr test items especially pertaining categories judgment problem solving community home hobbiesthus future studies involve nascent use cdr asian populations recommended transcultural adaptation cdr items described detail appropriate validation studies carried adopting cdr yardstick measure assessmentthe potential adapted versions cdr chronic care settings advanced cases exploredan integrative approach combining brief informant interview conjunction brief objective cognitive testing could viable strategy dementia screening clinical research setting warrants evaluation asian populations