Assessment Tool

Functions-Behaviors

Functional scales

·                  Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL)

·                  The Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study Activities of Daily Living (ADCS-ADL)

Activities sensitive to cognitive impairment:

Autonomy

Mode of transportation

Responsibility for own medication

Management of finances

Functionality, independence, competence levels in

activities of daily living

Behavioral scales

·                  The Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire (NPI-Q)

Distress related to cognitive impairment:

Delusions, hallucinations

Irritability

Depression, anxiety

Elation, euphoria

Apathy, indifference

Motor disturbances (restlessness, repetitive activities)

Sleep and appetite disturbances