BioPsychoSocial Assessment Tools for the Elderly - Assessment Summary Sheet Test: Changes in Advanced Dementia Scale (CADS) Year: 1993 Domain: Psychological Assessment Tool Category: Dementia/Alzheimer's Variations/Translations: N/A Setting: Clinical Method of Delivery: Assessment by clinician Description: Measures functional change in older persons with moderate to severe dementia. The CADS includes 9 items (room finding, direction following, recognition, bathing, dressing, mobility, toileting, eating, and conversation). Scoring/Interpretation: Higher scores indicate greater function . Time to Administer: N/A Availability: As appendix in many studies Software: N/A Website: N/A Quantitative/Qualitative: Quantitative Validity (Quantitative): High criterion validity shown by correlating the CADS scores to the Global Deterioration Scale scores (Pearson r = 0.92, P < 0.001). Reliability (Quantitative): Varied inter-rater reliability (range r = 0.31-0.87) References: McCracken, A., Gilster, S., Connerton, E., Canfield, H., & Painter-Romanello, M. (1993) Developing a tool to measure functional changes in advanced dementia. Nursing Connections, 6(2):55-66. Comments: N/A