The goal of the study is to assess if learning one's Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) biomarker test result impacts longitudinal psychosocial and behavioral responses and to identify factors that moderate and mediate these outcomes.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
40
In-depth interviews as well as questionnaires will be conducted with individuals who have preclinical (early stage) or symptomatic LBD.
Stanford University
Stanford, California, United States
Change in distress scale score as measured by the Impact of Event Scale-Revised
Distress related to biomarker disclosure will be assessed via the validated Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R, a 22 item self-report measure). Scores range from 0 to 88; higher scores mean greater distress.
Time frame: Baseline, Day 14, Day 30, Day 182
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