E-ISSN : 2733-4538
Korean-Dementia Rating Scale(K-DRS) has been developed for the Korean elderly population. It is the translated version of the Mattis` Dementia Rating Scale (Mattis, 1988). The study examined the performance of Korean normal elderly population whose age ranged from 55 to 84. It was predicted that the performance of the Korean population would be different from that of the U. S. counterpart, mainly due to their difference in language, culture, and education. Normal Korean elderly people from the Seoul-Kyongki region(n=143) participated in this study. Two age norms were developed: 55~64 years and 65~84 years. The effects of age, gender, and education was examined, which yielded significant education and age effects. The norms were further specified, accordingly, in terms of years of education: less or equal to 6 years, and more than 6 years. The normative data of the K-DRS are expected to be utilized for research purposes, such as basic, clinical, epidemiological studies, as well as for clinical purposes, such as, diagnosis and assessment of the progression of dementia.