Apathy Evaluation Scale (AES)neurodegenerative diseaseneuropsychiatric assessmentpsychometricsBackground: Apathy, a prevalent and clinically relevant symptom in neurodegenerative disease, is often evaluated by the instrument Apathy Evaluation Scale (AES). However, this instrument has not been translated into ...
The main objective of the present study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Apathy Scale for evaluation of Ecuadorian patients with Parkinson's. This was a cross sectional study, with re-test. There were 73 women (34.5%) in the final sample of 211 patients. Mean age was 67.5...
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Factor decomposition (EFA) uncovered three dissociable constructs (Fig.4) that confirmed this interpretation: (1) An “Apathy-Impulsivity overlap” factor containing all sub-scales of the BIS-11 as well as the behavioural sub-scale of the AMI; (2) An “Emotional Apathy” factor (emotional subs...
1992) or Apathy Evaluation Scale (Marin et al. 1991) to evaluate the presence of PSA, and different cut-offs were applied. Based on 20 (87%) studies that reported on PSA prevalence within the first year, a median prevalence of 37.3% was found (IQR 22.1–42.5). Lesion Laterality Sixty ...
Based on total Newcastle-Ottawa quality assessment scale score, 1 study had a relatively high bias risk31 and 6 scored worse than average (<7 of 9 points).29,31,33,34,37,38In studies using a recommended validated definition of apathy, the overall RR for developing dementia for patients ...
The Apathy Scale (AS), Fatigue Questionnaire (FQ), and Beck Depression Inventory Second Edition (BDI-II) were used to evaluate apathy, fatigue, and depression, respectively. Student’s t-test was used to compare MS patients and healthy controls. Correlations between two factors were assessed ...
Using this as our basis, we propose that apathy can be best thought of as a deficit in cost-benefit evaluation that will be present in three different phases of behaviour, when: In this section we put this forward as a framework for understanding apathy across diverse pathologies and high...
Assessing apathy: the use of the apathy evaluation scale in first episode psychosis. Eur Psychiatry. 2008;23:33–9. Article PubMed Google Scholar Faerden A, Friis S, Agartz I, Barrett EA, Nesvag R, Finset A, et al. Apathy and functioning in first-episode psychosis. Psychiatr Serv. ...
The results of the neuropsychological evaluation as a function of cognitive domain are summarized in Supplementary Table S3. The score on each test was transformed into a z-score using the Rankit formula57. Patients who scored >1.5 standard deviations below the average z-score derived from the ...