Validity and reliability of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Australian National University - Alzheimer’s Disease Risk Index (ANU-ADRI)

• Autor(a) principal: Borges,Marcus Kiiti
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Jacinto,Alessandro Ferrari, Citero,Vanessa Albuquerque
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Dementia & Neuropsychologia
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642018000300235
• topic: Alzheimer’s disease; dementia; risk factors; primary prevention; geriatric assessment

Abstract The ANU-ADRI is a self-report tool that assesses risk for Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). Objective: To validate an adapted Portuguese version of this instrument and to carry out the reliability Test-Retest of the ANU-ADRI in Brazil. Methods: In this longitudinal study, the sample was formed (n=100) by two groups (A and B): each comprising 50 patients assisted by GPs (general practitioners) or specialists in dementia. All participants were cognitively healthy upon screening using the MMSE. The ANU-ADRI was applied at baseline (Test) and again within 1 week of the test (Retest). Results: There was a correlation between the mean scores of the ANU-ADRI Test and Retest (r=0.918, P<0.001). Group A had higher ANU-ADRI scores than those of group B (P<0.05). There was a moderate negative linear relation between the ANU-ADRI and MMSE scores (r= -0.353, P<0.001). Conclusion: The ANU-ADRI is a valid and reliable instrument to assess whether community-dwelling Brazilians are at greater risk for AD. Low levels of education were associated with higher risk scores on the ANU-ADRI.