Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry (동의신경정신과학회지)

The Korean Society of Oriental Neuropsychiatry (대한한방신경정신과학회)
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The research of utility and relation on the dementia rating test

치매단계평가검사의 유용성과 상관성에 대한 임상연구;청주 지역사회 치매환자를 중심으로

  • Choi, Kang-wook (Dept. of Oriental Neuropsychiatry College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Lim, Jung-wha (Dept. of Oriental Neuropsychiatry College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Jung, In-chul (Dept. of Oriental Neuropsychiatry College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Ryong (Dept. of Oriental Neuropsychiatry College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon University)
  • 최강욱 (대전대학교 한의학과대학 신경정신과교실) ;
  • 임정화 (대전대학교 한의학과대학 신경정신과교실) ;
  • 정인철 (대전대학교 한의학과대학 신경정신과교실) ;
  • 이상룡 (대전대학교 한의학과대학 신경정신과교실)
  • Published : 2006.12.30
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Abstract

Objective : This study was to investigate the utility and relation of dementia rating test(K-DRS and IADL, NPI-Q(symptom), NPI-Q(suffering), CCDR, SDS Method : For this study, we carried out dementia assessment examination of 34 patients with memory disturbance who have come to Cheongju oriental hospital of Daejeon university from April 2005 to February 2006. This study classified the patients as none-dementia(ND), questionable dementia(QD), and dementia(DA) groups and analyzed the result of examination. Results: 1. K-DRS and SDS, K-DRS and SDS, NPI-Q(symptom) and NPI-Q(suffering), NPI-Q(symptom) and CCDR showed clear correlations statistically each other. 2. K-DRS scores showed the significant differences from that of ND and the other groups ; attention and conceptualization showed the significant differences between ND and DA, management and memorization showed the significant differences between DA and the other groups. 3. IADL scores showed the significant differences from that of DA and the other groups, NPI-Q(symptom) scores showed the significant differences between QD and DA, NPI-Q(suffering) scores showed no differences among all groups. 4. CCDR scores showed the significant differences from that of DA and the other groups, SDS scores showed the significant differences between ND and DA 5. MMSE- K and K-DRS showed strong correlations statistically each other. Conclusion : The study results suggest that dementia rating tests is useful to esteem the dementia and the dementia rating tests have strong corelations each other. We use the above mentioned tests for correct diagnosis.

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