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Awareness of Self and Disease Assessment: Development and Validation of a Subjective Measure in People with Alzheimer’s Disease

Awareness of Self and Disease Assessment: Development and Validation of a Subjective Measure in People with Alzheimer’s Disease

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Background:People with Alzheimer’s disease (PwAD) remain able to speak coherently about their daily life for a long time, and their level of awareness could be determined through their discourse. In a grounded-theory approach, awareness of self and awareness of disease are intertwined and can be observed through three domains: mechanisms, objects and modes of expression. Objective:Based on preliminary results, in this article, we present the ASDA (Awareness of Self and Disease Assessment), a new subjective measurement tool for awareness in PwAD. To consider its use in research and practice, we initially performed validation analyses, including internal consistency, test-retest reliability and interrater reliability analyses. Methods:The new assessment tool consists of a semi-structured interview and ratings of 22 items divided into three categories. As part of our observational study, we assessed a sample of 28 PwAD who participated in four interviews (one every two weeks). Results:The ASDA shows good homogeneity within the domains of awareness and a certain degree of stability between two measurement times and between investigators. Missing values in the results provided information regarding awareness levels within and across the subjects. Conclusion:The results suggest that awareness could be assessed through subjective experience without reference to a comparison.
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hal-03342829 , version 1 (29-04-2024)

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Amandine Mayelle, Mohamad El Haj, Pascal Antoine. Awareness of Self and Disease Assessment: Development and Validation of a Subjective Measure in People with Alzheimer’s Disease. Journal of Alzheimer's disease, 2019, Journal of Alzheimer's disease, 71 (3), p.841-850. ⟨10.3233/jad-190371⟩. ⟨hal-03342829⟩
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