Table 2.

Comparison between the groups of older persons with normal cognition and dementia for each item of the AD8-P.

AD8-P questions (reported yes by informants)	Normal (n = 213) n (%)	Dementia (n = 153) n (%)	p value
Item 1: problems with judgment	28 (13.1)	96 (62.7)	<0.001
Item 2: reduced interests and hobbies	46 (21.6)	105 (68.6)	<0.001
Item 3: repetition	36 (16.9)	83 (54.6)	<0.001
Item 4: use of appliances or devices	72 (33.8)	134 (88.2)	<0.001
Item 5: temporal orientation	39 (18.3)	116 (75.8)	<0.001
Item 6: handling finances	7 (3.3)	90 (58.8)	<0.001
Item 7: remembering appointments	29 (13.6)	96 (62.7)	<0.001
Item 8: consistent memory problems	56 (26.3)	113 (74.3)	<0.001

AD8–P: Filipino version of the AD8; n: frequency.