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Thought–feeling discrimination in people with dementia: adaptation and preliminary validation of the first dementia-specific measure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 April 2019

Joshua Stott ,
Tim Cadman ,
Henry Potts ,
Katrina Scior ,
Janina Brede  and
Georgina Charlesworth
Joshua Stott*
Affiliation:
Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK
Tim Cadman
Affiliation:
Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK
Henry Potts
Affiliation:
UCL Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, London, UK
Katrina Scior
Affiliation:
Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK
Janina Brede
Affiliation:
Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK
Georgina Charlesworth
Affiliation:
Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: Joshua Stott, Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK. Phone: +44 2076795950; Fax: +44 2079161989; Email: j.stott@ucl.ac.uk.
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Abstract

Objective:

There is emerging evidence that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can be effective for treating anxiety and depression in people living with dementia (PLWD). Discriminating between thoughts and feelings is a critical element of CBT and also of relevance to emotional understanding more generally. The aim of the present study was the structured adaptation and preliminary validation of an existing measure of thought–feeling discrimination for use in PLWD.

Methods/Design:

The Behavior Thought Feeling Questionnaire (BTFQ) was adapted via expert and service-user consultation for use in PLWD. One hundred two PLWD and 77 people aged over 65 years who did not have measurable cognitive impairments completed the adapted measure along with two measures of emotional recognition and reasoning. The factor structure of this measure was examined and the measure reduced.

Results:

Factor analysis suggested a two-factor solution with thought and feeling items loading on separate factors. The behavior items were not included in scoring due to high cross-loading and ceiling effects, leaving a 14-item measure with two subscales. Thus, an adapted measure was created (named the BTFQ-D), which showed moderate convergent validity in the PLWD but not the older adult sample. Both thought and feeling subscales showed good internal consistency.

Conclusions:

The BTFQ-D showed preliminary validity as a measure of thought–feeling discrimination in PLWD. It may have utility in measuring readiness for CBT as part of clinical assessment. Further validation is required.

Keywords

agingcognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)anxietymood disordersclinical assessment

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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 32 , Issue 1: Issue Theme: Cultural Diversity in Psychogeriatrics , January 2020 , pp. 87 - 96
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© International Psychogeriatric Association 2019 

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Footnotes

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Tim Cadman’s affiliation has been updated. A corrigendum detailing this change has also been published (doi:10.1017/S1041610219001340).

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