Influence of Deteriorating Ability of Emotional Comprehension on Interpersonal Behavior in Alzheimer-Type Dementia |
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Authors: | Akio Shimokawa Naomi Yatomi Sachiko Anamizu Shigeo Torii Hiroshi Isono Yuuichi Sugai Michiko Kohno |
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Affiliation: | Faculty of Integrated Cultures and Humanities, University of East Asia, Shimonosekisi Yamaguchiken, Japan. akios@po.cc.toua-u.ac.jp |
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Abstract: | This study investigated the relationship between the ability to recognize emotion and interpersonal behavior in dementia of the Alzheimer type (DAT). After examining the validity and reliability of the Emotion Recognition Test (ERT), an improved version of the tasks used by Shimokawa et al. (2000), 100 patients with DAT underwent evaluation for general cognition using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and emotion recognition using the ERT. Within a week of these tests being administered, ward staff rated the patients using the Interpersonal Behavior Checklist (IBC), composed of two behavior scales: indifference to interpersonal relationships and difficulties with patient treatment/management. After investigating the validity and reliability of the scales, the correlations between the MMSE, the ERT, and the two scales of the IBC were calculated. The results suggested that the MMSE did not correlate with either of the two behavior scales, while the ERT correlated significantly with both of the scales. The study results lead to the conclusion that deteriorating emotion recognition ability, rather than deterioration of general cognition, influences the indifferent and awkward interpersonal behaviors of DAT patients. |
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Keywords: | Key Words: dementia of the Alzheimer's type emotion recognition interpersonal behavior Mini-Mental State Examination |
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