TY - JOUR
T1 - Version 3 of the national Alzheimer's coordinating center's uniform data set
AU - Besser, Lilah
AU - Kukull, Walter
AU - Knopman, David S.
AU - Chui, Helena
AU - Galasko, Douglas
AU - Weintraub, Sandra
AU - Jicha, Gregory
AU - Carlsson, Cynthia
AU - Burns, Jeffrey
AU - Quinn, Joseph
AU - Sweet, Robert A.
AU - Rascovsky, Katya
AU - Teylan, Merilee
AU - Beekly, Duane
AU - Thomas, George
AU - Bollenbeck, Mark
AU - Monsell, Sarah
AU - Mock, Charles
AU - Zhou, Xiao Hua
AU - Thomas, Nicole
AU - Robichaud, Elizabeth
AU - Dean, Margaret
AU - Hubbard, Janene
AU - Jacka, Mary
AU - Schwabe-Fry, Kristen
AU - Wu, Joylee
AU - Phelps, Creighton
AU - Morris, John C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2018 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Introduction: In 2015, the US Alzheimer's Disease Centers (ADC) implemented Version 3 of the Uniform Data Set (UDS). This paper describes the history of Version 3 development and the UDS data that are freely available to researchers. Methods: UDS Version 3 was developed after years of coordination between the National Institute on Aging-appointed Clinical Task Force (CTF), clinicians from ∼30 ADCs, and the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center (NACC). The CTF recognized the need for updates to align with the state of the science in dementia research, while being flexible to the diverse needs and diseases studied at the ADCs. Version 3 also developed a nonproprietary neuropsychological battery. Results: This paper focuses on the substantial Version 3 changes to the UDS forms related to clinical diagnosis and characterization of clinical symptoms to match updated consensus-based diagnostic criteria. Between March 2015 and March 2018, 4820 participants were enrolled using UDS Version 3. Longitudinal data were available for 25,337 of the 37,568 total participants using all UDS versions. Discussion: The results from utilization of the UDS highlight the possibility for numerous research institutions to successfully collaborate, produce, and use standardized data collection instruments for over a decade.
AB - Introduction: In 2015, the US Alzheimer's Disease Centers (ADC) implemented Version 3 of the Uniform Data Set (UDS). This paper describes the history of Version 3 development and the UDS data that are freely available to researchers. Methods: UDS Version 3 was developed after years of coordination between the National Institute on Aging-appointed Clinical Task Force (CTF), clinicians from ∼30 ADCs, and the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center (NACC). The CTF recognized the need for updates to align with the state of the science in dementia research, while being flexible to the diverse needs and diseases studied at the ADCs. Version 3 also developed a nonproprietary neuropsychological battery. Results: This paper focuses on the substantial Version 3 changes to the UDS forms related to clinical diagnosis and characterization of clinical symptoms to match updated consensus-based diagnostic criteria. Between March 2015 and March 2018, 4820 participants were enrolled using UDS Version 3. Longitudinal data were available for 25,337 of the 37,568 total participants using all UDS versions. Discussion: The results from utilization of the UDS highlight the possibility for numerous research institutions to successfully collaborate, produce, and use standardized data collection instruments for over a decade.
KW - Alzheimer disease
KW - Alzheimer disease center
KW - Lewy body disease
KW - MCI
KW - National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center
KW - frontotemporal degeneration
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U2 - 10.1097/WAD.0000000000000279
DO - 10.1097/WAD.0000000000000279
M3 - Review article
C2 - 30376508
AN - SCOPUS:85056156294
SN - 0893-0341
VL - 32
SP - 351
EP - 358
JO - Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders
JF - Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders
IS - 4
ER -