title: Validity of Hasegawa's Dementia Scale for screening dementia among aged Chinese.
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.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Mental Health Center, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Z X
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004522:Educational Status; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D007361:Intelligence Tests / Q000592:standards*; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009790:Occupations; D015995:Prevalence; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012737:Sex Factors