The dementia severity rating scale: A potential community screening tool for dementia in low- and middle-income countries
Yuda Turana,
Nicolas Farina,
Imelda Theresia
et al.
Abstract:Background The Dementia Severity Rating Scale (DSRS) is an informant report, dementia staging tool that is quick to administer and has previous been shown to differentiate between people with dementia and healthy controls. However, it is not clear how accurate the tool is screening against diagnostic criteria in middle-income settings. Methods Embedded within the STRiDE programme, older adults (aged ≥65 years) and their informants were randomly recruited from four sites across Indonesia and South Africa. All i… Show more
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