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Validity of Hasegawa's Dementia Scale for Screening Dementia among Aged Chinese

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2005

Neng Tsai
Affiliation:
Shanghai Mental Health Center, People's Republic of China
Zhi-Xu Gao
Affiliation:
Shanghai Mental Health Center, People's Republic of China

Abstract

The Hasegawa Dementia Scale is well established in Japan as a screening tool for dementia in older people. A study was done on elderly Chinese to determine whether or not the scale was similarly effective. Results confirm the validity and reliability of the Hasegawa Dementia Scale.

Type
Research and Reviews
Copyright
© 1989 Springer Publishing Company

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