Gerontology & Geriatric Research

Ya-Lie Ku

Publications

• Mini Review
  Developing a Mini-3D (Delirium, Dementia, and Depression) Assessment Scale for the Elderly
  Author(s): Ya-Lie Ku, Li-Yu Chuang, Shu-Ming Chen and Hui-Ling WangYa-Lie Ku, Li-Yu Chuang, Shu-Ming Chen and Hui-Ling Wang
  
  This study developed a mini-3D (delirium, dementia, and depression) assessment scale for the elderly. Initially, the research team developed the items of a mini-3D assessment scale based on the findings of an integrated literature review and their teaching and clinical experience during May-October 2017. Later, three experts in the psychiatric and geriatric fields evaluated the mini-3D assessment using a 5-point Likert scale. The content validity index of the mini-3D assessment scale approached 0.83 (4.125/5). Subsequently, the scale was revised by a psychiatrist who had worked in the Center of Geriatrics and Gerontology of Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan. Finally, the three parts of the mini-3D assessment scale (total score: 17) for the elderly included demographic information as well as items for assessing delirium (red areas; max score: 7), dementia (green areas; max sc.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-7182.1000463

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