Development and Validation of the Japanese Version of the Social Norms Questionnaire (SNQ) for Social Cognition Assessment in Individuals with Dementia

Development and Validation of the Japanese Version of the Social Norms Questionnaire (SNQ) for Social Cognition Assessment in Individuals with Dementia - Development and Validation of the Japanese Version of the Social Norms Questionnaire (SNQ)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000057504

Enrollment

Registered

2025-04-03

Start date

2025-05-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Frontotemporal dementia, Alzheimer&#39

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Individuals diagnosed with FTD (bvFTD, SD, PNFA) or AD. Participants with a family caregiver who has a comprehensive understanding of their daily life, non-family caregivers such as professional care staff, or medical professionals (e.g., nurses) who are well-acquainted with the patient's daily life, especially in the case of hospitalized patients (as evaluation of neuropsychiatric symptoms and social functioning is required). Individuals (and their caregivers) who have provided informed consent both verbally and in writing.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Individuals who have lived in Japan for less than 20 years. Participants who provided invalid responses (i.e., incomplete responses or clearly incorrect answers). Individuals who exhibit significant language comprehension impairment on language function tests (i.e., those with a score below 22 on the language subscale of the ACE-III). Patients with dementia due to medication or cerebrovascular disorders, those with physical conditions that may affect cognitive function (e.g., severe medical illnesses), or patients with co-occurring psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, mood disorders, or substance abuse. Other individuals deemed unsuitable by the principal investigator, co-investigators, or attending physician.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The Japanese Version of the Social Norms Questionnaire (SNQ-J)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Social Functioning: Japanese Version of the Social Function in Dementia (SF-DEM-J) Social Emotional Cognition Assessment: Dynamic Socioemotional Test Battery (DSTB), 20-Item Totonto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) Neuropsychiatric Symotoms: Subset of the Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire (NPI) (i.e., Excitement, Depression, Anxiety, Apathy, Disinhibition, and Irritability) Global Cognitive Function: CDR plus NACC FTLD (FTLD-CDR), MMSE, Subset of the Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination-III (ACE-III) (i.e., "Language" tasks)	—

Measure

Time frame

Social Functioning: Japanese Version of the Social Function in Dementia (SF-DEM-J) Social Emotional Cognition Assessment: Dynamic Socioemotional Test Battery (DSTB), 20-Item Totonto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) Neuropsychiatric Symotoms: Subset of the Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire (NPI) (i.e., Excitement, Depression, Anxiety, Apathy, Disinhibition, and Irritability) Global Cognitive Function: CDR plus NACC FTLD (FTLD-CDR), MMSE, Subset of the Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination-III (ACE-III) (i.e., "Language" tasks)

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Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactHideki Kanemoto

Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University Department of Psychiatry

yukiyamamoto@psy.med.osaka-u.ac.jp+81-6-6879-3051

Outcome results