Developing a new apathy measurement scale: Dimensional Apathy Scale

Developing a new apathy measurement scale: Dimensional Apathy Scale.

Apathy is both a symptom and syndrome prevalent in neurodegenerative disease, including motor system disorders, that affects motivation to display goal directed functions. Levy and Dubois (2006) suggested three apathetic subtypes, Cognitive, Emotional-affective and Auto-activation, all with discrete neural correlates and functional impairments. The aim of this study was to create a new apathy m...

Multidimensional apathy in ALS: validation of the Dimensional Apathy Scale.

AIM Apathy is a prominent symptom of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), but measurement is confounded by physical disability. Furthermore, it has been traditionally measured as a unidimensional symptom despite research demonstrating a multifaceted construct. The new Dimensional Apathy Scale (DAS) has been specifically designed for patients with motor disability to measure 3 neurologically bas...

Job apathy: Scale development and initial validation

Brazilian caregiver version of the Apathy Scale

No Brazilian version of a specific scale for evaluating apathy in dementia is available. Objectives To introduce a translated version of the Apathy Scale (AS) for use with caregivers. Methods The instrument was formally translated and then administered to the caregivers of a small sample of dementia patients, in order to assess scale comprehensibility and make final adjustments. The scale w...

GUIDELINES FOR APATHY EVALUATION SCALE I. Definition and measurement of apathy: The Apathy Evaluation Scale (AES) was developed to provide global measures of apathy in adults and elderly individuals

The Apathy Evaluation Scale (AES) was developed to provide global measures of apathy in adults and elderly individuals 1 . Reliability and validity data are available for middle aged and older adults (2). Examination of individual items also provides qualitative information which may be of use in clinical assessments. The conceptual, clinical, and empirical background for the AES is presented i...