Translation and Validation of Global Deterioration Scale
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Global Deterioration Scale, Urdu Translation, ValidationAbstract
The current study aimed to translate and validate the Global Deterioration Scale (Reisberg et al., 1982) into Urdu language to be used in Pakistan as it is the national language and easily understandable among population of Pakistan. Therefore, it was important to translate and validate this tool to break the language barrier. The purposive sampling was carried out and dementia patients were identified. For the validation of the study, sample of (N=210) of dementia patients was taken and the translated version was administered on them. The patients were approached in the outdoor patient ward of Neurology at General Hospital and Services Hospital Lahore. MAPI guidelines were used for the purpose of forward and backward translation. Findings showed that global deterioration scale has significant positive relationship with cognitive brief rating scale. It revealed that translated version of the scale has good convergent validity. The findings also revealed that there is a difference of global deterioration scale scores between males and females.
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