TY - JOUR
T1 - The Need for a Diagnostic Instrument to Assess Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in People with Dementia
T2 - Findings from a Delphi Study
AU - Havermans, Demi C. D.
AU - van Alphen, Sebastiaan P. J.
AU - Olff, Miranda
AU - van der Velden-Daamen, Mariëlle
AU - Verhey, Frans
AU - Rutten, Bart P. F.
AU - Stuijts, Peggy
AU - Cook, Joan M.
AU - Sobczak, Sjacko
N1 - Funding Information: The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This study received a grand by EMDR-Europe (2019-04) and is partially sponsored by University Fund Limburg (SWOL). Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2022.
PY - 2023/3
Y1 - 2023/3
N2 - Cognitive and behavioral aspects may mask posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in people with dementia. PTSD severely lowers quality of life in people with dementia. Proper recognition of PTSD is essential to ensure adequate treatment. However, a valid diagnostic tool for PTSD in dementia is lacking. A Delphi study was conducted among 20 Dutch and 6 international experts in the field of PTSD and dementia care or research. The aim was to reach consensus in 3 rounds on the added value, form, content, and application for developing such an instrument. The first round confirmed the need for a new diagnostic tool for research and clinical practice. Consensus was reached on 23 statements regarding the support base and 19 related to content of the instrument. In the third round, opinions on several conceptual problems were gathered. Based on the experts' opinions, a draft version of an instrument, the TRAuma and DEmentia-interview (TRADE-interview), was developed. Clinical and research implications of this new measure are discussed.
AB - Cognitive and behavioral aspects may mask posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in people with dementia. PTSD severely lowers quality of life in people with dementia. Proper recognition of PTSD is essential to ensure adequate treatment. However, a valid diagnostic tool for PTSD in dementia is lacking. A Delphi study was conducted among 20 Dutch and 6 international experts in the field of PTSD and dementia care or research. The aim was to reach consensus in 3 rounds on the added value, form, content, and application for developing such an instrument. The first round confirmed the need for a new diagnostic tool for research and clinical practice. Consensus was reached on 23 statements regarding the support base and 19 related to content of the instrument. In the third round, opinions on several conceptual problems were gathered. Based on the experts' opinions, a draft version of an instrument, the TRAuma and DEmentia-interview (TRADE-interview), was developed. Clinical and research implications of this new measure are discussed.
KW - Delphi-design
KW - dementia
KW - diagnostic questionnaire
KW - older adults
KW - post traumatic stress disorder
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1177/08919887221103583
DO - https://doi.org/10.1177/08919887221103583
M3 - Article
C2 - 35713096
SN - 0891-9887
VL - 36
SP - 129
EP - 142
JO - Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology
JF - Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology
IS - 2
ER -