TY - JOUR AU - Angelidou, Ioanna Antigoni AU - Stocker, Hannah AU - Beyreuther, Konrad AU - Teichmann, Birgit TI - 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. JO - Journal of Alzheimer's disease VL - 97 IS - 1 SN - 1387-2877 CY - Amsterdam PB - IOS Press M1 - DKFZ-2024-00074 SP - 309 - 325 PY - 2024 AB - 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 KW - Humans KW - Motivation KW - Alzheimer Disease: diagnosis KW - Reproducibility of Results KW - Asymptomatic Diseases KW - Checklist KW - Alzheimer’s disease (Other) KW - attitude (Other) KW - biomarker (Other) KW - psychometrics (Other) KW - screening (Other) KW - validity (Other) LB - PUB:(DE-HGF)16 C6 - pmid:38189757 DO - DOI:10.3233/JAD-230961 UR - https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/286735 ER -