Validation of AD8-Philippines (AD8-P): A Brief Informant-Based Questionnaire for Dementia Screening in the Philippines
Table 5
Comparisons of mean AD8-P scores stratified by the older persons’ and informants’ characteristics.
Participants’ characteristics
AD8-P scores (SD)
value
Older persons’ characteristics
Gender
Male
1.7 (1.5)
0.16
Female
1.4 (1.3)
Age groups
60-69 years old
1.3 (1.2)
0.12
70-79 years old
1.7 (1.4)
≥80 years old
1.7 (1.5)
Education groups
Primary education (1-6 years)
1.4 (1.4)
0.36
Secondary education (7-10 years)
1.4 (1.3)
Tertiary education (≥11 years)
1.8 (1.4)
Informants’ characteristics
Gender
Male
1.0 (1.0)
0.001
Female
1.7 (1.5)
Relationship to the older person
Spouse
1.7 (1.4)
0.25
Child
1.2 (1.3)
Grandchild
1.4 (1.1)
Others
1.4 (1.4)
Age groups
18-24 years old (young adult)
1.2 (1.5)
0.35
25-64 years old (mid-adult)
1.3 (1.3)
≥65 years old (older adult)
1.6 (1.4)
Education groups
Primary education (1-6 years)
1.3 (1.2)
0.71
Secondary education (7-10 years)
1.4 (1.1)
Tertiary education (≥11 years)
1.5 (1.6)
No formal education was not included in the analysis because it has fewer than two cases for group with normal cognition. AD8–P: Filipino version of the AD8; : mean; SD: standard deviation.
