Preferred Label : Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study-Clinical Global Impression of Change Questionnaire;
NCIt related terms : ADCS-CGIC; ACGC01;
NCIt definition : A standardized rating scale developed by Lon S. Schneider in 1997 to evaluate a clinically
relevant change in an individual's Alzheimer's Disease symptoms. This instrument consists
of an interview that is given to both the patient and their caregiver by a clinician
at a baseline visit and then is repeated at the 2, 6, and 12 month visits. Based on
the information gather at the 2, 6, and 12 month visits, the clinician rates the patients
change from baseline on a 7 increment scale ranging from 'Marked Improvement' to 'Marked
Worsening.';
Alternative definition : CDISC: Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study-Clinical Global Impression of Change
(ADCS-CGIC) (Schneider LS, Olin JT, Doody RS, Clark CM, Morris JC, Reisberg B, Schmitt
FA, Grundman M, Thomas RG, Ferris SH, and the Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study.
Validity and Reliability of the Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study-Clinical Global
Impression of Change. Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders. 1997; 11(2):S22-S32).;
Origin ID : C103515;
UMLS CUI : C3641327;
Semantic type(s)
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