Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
8274017 Journal of the Neurological Sciences 2016 21 Pages PDF
Abstract
Data from 146 subjects were analyzed: ALS (92), ALS-bvFTD (6), bvFTD (16), and healthy controls (32). The internal consistency of the ALS-FTD-Q-J was good (Cronbach α = 0.92). The ALS-FTD-Q-J showed construct validity as it exhibited a high correlation with the FBI (r = 0.79). However, correlations were moderate with anxiety/depression and low with cognitive scales, in contrast to the original report, i.e. a moderate correlation with cognition and a low correlation with anxiety/depression. The ALS-FTD-Q-J discriminated ALS patients from (ALS-)bvFTD patients and controls. Thus, the ALS-FTD-Q-J is useful for evaluating Japanese ALS/FTD patients.
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