title: The Italian validation of the Anosognosia Questionnaire for Dementia in Alzheimer's disease.
abstract: Although the Anosognosia Questionnaire-Dementia (AQ-D) is one of the main instruments for assessing awareness in Alzheimer's disease (AD), the normative data were until now limited to people from Argentina and Japan. This study aims to validate this instrument in an European context, in particular in an Italian sample. In a multicenter project (Verona, Padova, and Trapani), 130 patients with AD and their caregivers participated in the study. Psychometric characteristics of AQ-D are confirmed indicating that the scale permits the early identification of anosognosia and the correct care management of patients. Indeed, anosognosia results to be present also in patients with very mild AD (moderate: 44.44%; mild: 47.17%; and very mild: 23.73%). Moreover, the results indicate that deficits in awareness may vary in severity and that different types of anosognosia may be identified.
authors: Department of Neuroscience, Alzheimer's Disease Center, Neurology d.O., University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy gambina.giuseppe@gmail.com.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Gambina
authors: Department of Neuroscience, Alzheimer's Disease Center, Neurology d.O., University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy.
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Valbusa
authors: Department of Neuroscience, Alzheimer's Disease Center, Neurology d.O., University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy.
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authors: Corsi
authors: Department of Neuroscience, Alzheimer's Disease Center, Neurology d.O., University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy.
authors: F
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authors: Ferrari
authors: Department of Neuroscience, Alzheimer's Disease Center, Neurology d.O., University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy.
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Sala
authors: Department of Neuroscience, Alzheimer's Disease Center, Neurology d.O., University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy.
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authors: Broggio
authors: Department of Neuroscience, Alzheimer's Disease Center, Neurology d.O., University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy.
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authors: Condoleo
authors: Psychogeriatric and Alzheimer Unit, ASP Trapani, Trapani, Italy.
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authors: Surdo
authors: Psychogeriatric and Alzheimer Unit, ASP Trapani, Trapani, Italy.
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authors: Errera
authors: Department of Neuroscience, Neurology Clinic, University Medical School of Padova, Padova, Italy.
authors: A C
authors: AC
authors: Cagnin
authors: Department of Neuroscience, Alzheimer's Disease Center, Neurology d.O., University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy.
authors: G
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authors: Moretto
authors: Department of Philosophy, Education and Psychology, NPSY.Lab-VR, University of Verona, Verona, Italy valentina.moro@univr.it.
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authors: Moro
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000377:Agnosia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
keywords: AQ-D; Alzheimer’s disease; affective anosognosia; amnestic anosognosia; assessment of awareness; executive anosognosia