%0 Journal Article %A Angelidou, Ioanna Antigoni %A Stocker, Hannah %A Beyreuther, Konrad %A Teichmann, Birgit %T Validation of the 'Perceptions Regarding pRE-Symptomatic Alzheimer's Disease Screening' (PRE-ADS) Questionnaire in the German Population: Attitudes, Motivations, and Barriers to Pre-Symptomatic Dementia Screening. %J Journal of Alzheimer's disease %V 97 %N 1 %@ 1387-2877 %C Amsterdam %I IOS Press %M DKFZ-2024-00074 %P 309 - 325 %D 2024 %X Attitudes, motivations, and barriers to pre-symptomatic screening for Alzheimer's disease (AD) in the general population are unclear, and validated measurement tools are lacking.Translation and validation of the German version of the 'Perceptions regarding pRE-symptomatic Alzheimer's Disease Screening' (PRE-ADS) questionnaire.A convenience sample (N = 256) was recruited via an online platform. Validation of the PRE-ADS-D consisted of assessments of reliability, structural validity using Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and construct validity using known-group tests. A subscale 'Acceptability of Screening', with 5 PRE-ADS-D items, was extracted to measure acceptance of screening in clinical practice. The STROBE checklist was used for reporting.EFA revealed a three-factor model for the PRE-ADS-D. Acceptable to good internal consistency was found for the 25-item scale (α= 0.78), as well as for the three factors 'Concerns about Screening' (α= 0.85), 'Intention to be Screened' (α= 0.87), and 'Preventive Health Behaviors' (α= 0.81). Construct validity was confirmed for both the 25-item PRE-ADS-D and the 'Acceptability of Screening' scale (α= 0.91). Overall, 51.2 %K Humans %K Motivation %K Alzheimer Disease: diagnosis %K Reproducibility of Results %K Asymptomatic Diseases %K Checklist %K Alzheimer’s disease (Other) %K attitude (Other) %K biomarker (Other) %K psychometrics (Other) %K screening (Other) %K validity (Other) %F PUB:(DE-HGF)16 %9 Journal Article %$ pmid:38189757 %R 10.3233/JAD-230961 %U https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/286735