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18307266

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-5-1
pubmed:abstractText
Apathy is reported in 16.5% to 70% of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. Our recently developed Lille Apathy Rating Scale (LARS) has been specifically validated for patient-based assessment of apathy in PD. The aim of the present study was to validate a caregiver-based version of the LARS. Sixty consecutive PD patients and their respective caregivers participated in the study. An informant-based version of the LARS (LARS-i) was developed to rate apathy via a caregiver-based structured interview. Apathy was also assessed in a patient-based interview using the LARS and the informant- and clinician-rated versions of the Apathy Evaluation Scale (AES). Cronbach's alpha and standardized alpha coefficients were 0.872 and 0.877, respectively, and the split-half reliability was 0.901 (revealing good internal consistency). The test-retest and inter-rater reliability values were 0.960 and 0.996, respectively. Criterion-related validity (according to an independent, expert diagnosis) was good. Scores on the LARS and the LARS-i were highly correlated. However, apathy was rated significantly more severely by the caregiver than by the patient. This difference was significantly higher for demented than nondemented PD patients. The LARS-i was seen to have excellent psychometric properties and appears to be valid for use in PD with respect to the patient-based LARS and the informant- and clinician-rated versions of the AES.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1531-8257
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
(c) 2008 Movement Disorder Society.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
30
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
845-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
The Lille Apathy Rating Scale: validation of a caregiver-based version.
pubmed:affiliation
Neurology and Movement Disorders Unit, EA2683, Faculty of Medicine and Lille University Hospital, Lille, France. k-dujardin@chru-lille.fr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article