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 |
*
Only used in subject older than 55 years of age.