Translation, cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the Leganés cognitive test in a low educated elderly Brazilian population

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Vescia Vieira De Alencar Caldas²  Maria Victoria Zunzunegui¹  Aline Do Nascimento Falcão Freire¹  Ricardo Oliveira Guerra¹ 

[1] ,Federal University of Rio Grande do NorteNatal RN ,Brazil

关键词: cognition;    dementia;    elderly;    education;    cognição;    demência;    idoso;    escolaridade;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2012000100006

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE: To validate the Leganés cognitive test (LCT) for cognitive screening in low educated elderly Brazilians. METHODS: The study sample was composed of 59 elderly residents from the city of Santa Cruz, in Brazil, with low schooling levels. Reliability was analyzed with a two-day interval between assessments, and concurrent validity was assessed using the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE). RESULTS: According to the LCT, the prevalence of dementia was 11.8%. The scale items showed a moderate to strong correlation between domains (p<0.01), and inter-rater reliability exhibited ICC=0.81, 95%CI=0.72-0.88. The factor analysis resulted in two factors: memory and orientation. Interscale agreement was considered poor (k=-0.02), supporting the hypothesis of an educational impact on final MMSE scores. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that LCT has acceptable levels of reliability for use in low-educated Brazilian elderly.

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