J Korean Neuropsychiatr Assoc.  2000 Jan;39(1):128-141.

A Preliminary Study for the Validation of the Korean Version of Psychogeriatric Assessment Scale

• Cho MJ
• Park IS
• Shin YM
• Kim MJ
• Jung HY
• Chung EK
• Choi YS
• Suh GH
• Hahm BJ

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
This study was designed to develop the Korean version of the Psychogeriatric Assessment Scale(PAS-K), a multidimensional screening tool for the dementia and depression.
METHODS
Through three times preliminary trials, the authors translated PAS into Korean. The PAS-K, Geriatric Depression Scale, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, Hachinski Ischemic Scale and Mini-Mental State Examination-Korean version were administered to 291 subjects over the age of 60 and the same number of their informants(67 subjects were institutionalized, 168 subjects were in community, 58 subjects were psychiatric hospital patients). And the Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS-III-R) was independently administered to exactly diagnose dementia and depression. The reliability and validity test, optimal cut-off point estimation for six each scale and ROC curve analyses were done to investigate the diagnostic validity of PAS-K.
RESULTS
Internal consistency and interrater reliability of the PAS-K were high. Concurrent validity of each scales of PAS-K was good in being measured with other standardized scales. The optimal cut-off points of each scale of the PAS-K were estimated as follows: 1) Stroke Scale of subject interview: 1, 2) Cognitive Impairment Scale of subject interview: 10, 3) Depression Scale of subject interview: 5, 4) Stroke Scale of informant interview: 1, 5) Cognitive Decline Scale of informant interview: 3, and 6) Behavioral Change Scale of informant: 2.
CONCLUSIONS
The PAS-K was valid and reliable screening tools for detecting dementia and depression. Therefore the PAS-K could be widely and extensively used in psychogeriatric epidemiological research or clinical setting of primary screening for dementia and depression.

Keyword

Psychogeriatric Assessment Scale(PAS)(PAS-K); Validity; Reliability; ROC curve; Dementia; Depression

MeSH Terms

Appointments and Schedules
Dementia
Depression
Hospitals, Psychiatric
Mass Screening
Reproducibility of Results
ROC Curve
Stroke
Weights and Measures