Research Article

Validation of AD8-Philippines (AD8-P): A Brief Informant-Based Questionnaire for Dementia Screening in the Philippines

Table 2

Comparison between the groups of older persons with normal cognition and dementia for each item of the AD8-P.

AD8-P questions (reported yes by informants)Normal ()
(%)
Dementia (n)
(%)
value

Item 1: problems with judgment28 (13.1)96 (62.7)<0.001
Item 2: reduced interests and hobbies46 (21.6)105 (68.6)<0.001
Item 3: repetition36 (16.9)83 (54.6)<0.001
Item 4: use of appliances or devices72 (33.8)134 (88.2)<0.001
Item 5: temporal orientation39 (18.3)116 (75.8)<0.001
Item 6: handling finances7 (3.3)90 (58.8)<0.001
Item 7: remembering appointments29 (13.6)96 (62.7)<0.001
Item 8: consistent memory problems56 (26.3)113 (74.3)<0.001

AD8–P: Filipino version of the AD8; : frequency.