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. 2014 Jul 14;6:149. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2014.00149

Table 3.

Neuropsychological self- and observer-based rating scales as used in 1000BRAINS.

Scale (Reference) Topic Function/Dimension
SF-36 Fragebogen zum Gesundheitszustand (Bullinger and Kirchberger, 1998) Quality of life in relation to health Self-report assessment of quality of life in relation to health and any kind of illness. Dimensions covered are: vitality, physical pain and functionality, physical and emotional role function, social functionality, and mental well-being
Nürnberger Alters-Alltagsaktivitäten-Skala* (from Nürnberger Alters-Inventar) (Oswald and Fleischmann, 1997) Daily activities in elderly Rating of current instrumental and social abilities which allows estimating limitations in daily activities as experienced by the subjects
Nürnberger Lebensqualitäts-Fragebogen (from Nürnberger Alters Inventar) (Oswald and Fleischmann, 1997) Quality of life in general Assessment of general quality of life in elderly with dimensions contentedness, well-being, partnership, physical symptoms, and work performance
Beck-Depression-Inventory II (Hautzinger et al., 2006) Indicators of depression Self-report inventory assessing current symptoms of depression and their severity, covering affective, and somatic symptoms
Jülich Psychiatric Screening Questionnaire (JPS) Axis I and II Disorders (DSM-IV) Questionnaire on the psychological status in terms of major mental and personality disorders
Edinburgh Handedness Inventory (Oldfield, 1971) Handedness Preference in using right or left hand, eye and foot
Freiburger Persönlichkeitsinventar (FPI-R) (Fahrenberg et al., 2010) Personality Self-report instrument to assess personality traits on 12 subscales: life satisfaction, social orientation, performance orientation, shyness, irritability, aggression, stress, physical complaints, health concerns, openness; and 2 secondary factors (cf. Eysenck): extraversion, emotionality (neuroticism)
Jülicher Inventar zu frontalem Verhalten (modified from Frontal behavioral inventory) (similar to: Kertesz et al., 1997) Personality and behavioral changes Possible behavioral changes related to a decrease of frontal brain tissue are investigated
Jülicher Fragebogen zur Ermittlung von Sprachkenntnissen (modified from Language experience and proficiency questionnaire) (similar to: Marian et al., 2007) Language skills Assessment of language skills in mother tongue as well as any foreign language(s)
Jülicher Kurzfragebogen zur aktuellen Beanspruchung (modified from Kurzfragebogen zur aktuellen Beanspruchung) (Müller and Basler, 1993) Current stress level Questionnaire on the evaluation of the current stress level before and after testing
Jülicher Fragebogen zu Subjektiven Kognitiven Beeinträchtigungen I & II (JFSKB-I & JFSKB-II) Subjective cognitive impairment Questionnaires for obtaining subjective impairment in several areas of cognitive functioning (absolute and comparative)
Jülicher Fragebogen zur Alzheimer Krankheit und Demenz Alzheimer's disease and dementia Questionnaire on the evaluation of and coping with Alzheimer's disease and dementia
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Only used in subject older than 55 years of age.

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