Normative Data for the Dementia Rating Scale-2 in the French-Quebec Population

作者：Lavoie Monica; Callahan Brandy; Belleville Sylvie; Simard Martine; Bier Nathalie; Gagnon Lise; Gagnon Jean Francois; Blanchet Sophie; Potvin Olivier; Hudon Carol; Macoir Joel^*

来源：The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 2013, 27(7): 1150-1166.

DOI：10.1080/13854046.2013.825010

• Normative data
• Dementia
• Cognition
• Aging
• Neuropsychological test

The Dementia Rating Scale-2 is used to measure cognitive status of adults with cognitive impairment, especially of the degenerative type, by assessing five cognitive functions, namely attention, initiation/perseveration, construction, conceptualization, and memory. The present study aimed to establish normative data for this test in the elderly French-Quebec population. A total of 432 French-speaking elders from the province of Quebec (Canada), aged 50 to 85 years, were administered the Dementia Rating Scale-2. Age and education were found to be associated with the total score on the test, while gender was not. Percentile ranks were then calculated for age- and education-stratified groups. Previous studies have shown that cultural background can affect performance on the DRS and the development of culture-specific norms for French-speaking Quebecers could be very useful to clinicians and researchers working with this population.

• 出版日期2013-10-1