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Japanese version of the Frontal Assessment Battery for dementia
Kugo A, Terada S, Ata T, Ido Y, Kado Y, Ishihara T, Hikiji M, Fujisawa Y et al.. Psychiatry research, 2007-06-27
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Plain-language summary
The Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB) was developed as a short bedside cognitive and behavioral battery to assess frontal lobe functions. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of a Japanese version of the FAB to measure cognitive dysfunction in patients with dementia. We studied 25 normal subjects and 105 patients with Alzheimer's disease, n=58, vascular dementia, n=24, and frontotemporal dementia, n=23.
What this study adds
Evidence grade: Low
The record lists 58 participants. This study checked the validity and reliability of a Japanese version of the Frontal Assessment Battery in 25 normal subjects and 105 patients with dementia. It is a test of a bedside assessment tool, not a treatment or prevention study.
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Kugo, A., Terada, S., Ata, T., Ido, Y., Kado, Y., Ishihara, T., et al. (2007). Japanese version of the Frontal Assessment Battery for dementia. Psychiatry research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2006.04.004
Vancouver
Kugo A, Terada S, Ata T, Ido Y, Kado Y, Ishihara T, et al. Japanese version of the Frontal Assessment Battery for dementia. Psychiatry research. 2007. doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2006.04.004. PMID: 17599465.
BibTeX
@article{kugo2007-17599465,
author = {Kugo, A. and Terada, S. and Ata, T. and Ido, Y. and Kado, Y. and Ishihara, T. and Hikiji, M. and Fujisawa, Y. and others},
title = {{Japanese version of the Frontal Assessment Battery for dementia}},
journal = {Psychiatry research},
year = {2007},
doi = {10.1016/j.psychres.2006.04.004},
pmid = {17599465},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2006.04.004}
}
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Key findings
- The purpose of this study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of a Japanese version of the FAB to measure cognitive dysfunction in patients with dementia.
- We studied 25 normal subjects and 105 patients with Alzheimer's disease, n=58, vascular dementia, n=24, and frontotemporal dementia, n=23.
- The neuropsychological test battery included the FAB, the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), a memory test, and the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (Keio version: KWCST).
- Patients with dementia performed significantly more poorly than controls on all tests.
Why it matters
This study checked the validity and reliability of a Japanese version of the Frontal Assessment Battery in 25 normal subjects and 105 patients with dementia. It is a test of a bedside assessment tool, not a treatment or prevention study.
Study details
- Participants58
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 41/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, effect reported and randomized / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Psychiatry research) |
| Journal's citation record | 2 / 4 | Psychiatry Research: journal h-index 249 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 1 / 5 | 2007 — within 20 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 1 / 4 | 58 participants |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 3 / 3 | Studied in people (participant count stated) |
| Randomized / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomization or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 5 / 7 | Cited 132 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 2 / 5 | 6.3 citations a year over 21 year(s) since 2007 |
| Impact for its field and year | 2 / 6 | Cited 2.7× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 0 / 6 | No other study in this library cites it |
| Still being cited | 2 / 4 | Cited 28 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 2 / 4 | Last-listed author Shigetoshi Kuroda: h-index 42 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 0 / 3 | Okayama University: institution h-index 515 (OpenAlex) |
| Multicenter collaboration | 1 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 2 institution(s) in 1 country |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 17599465) |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Total | 41 / 100 | — |
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