Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the episodic autobiographic memory interview for Brazilian Portuguese

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Guilherme R. Rodrigues¹  Daniel S. Oliveira¹  Maria P. Foss¹  Osvaldo M. Takayanagui¹ 

关键词: episodic memory;    autobiographical memory;    Alzheimer’s disease;    memória episódica;    memória autobiográfica;    doença de Alzheimer;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0004-282X20150084

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Episodic memory enables the storage of personal events with specific temporal and spatial details, and their retrieval through a sensory experience, usually visual, which is called autonoetic consciousness. While, in Brazil, several scales for the evaluation of anterograde episodic memory have been validated, there is not yet an instrument to assess the episodic autobiographical memory. The aim of this study is thus to make a cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Episodic Autobiographic Memory Interview (EAMI) for Brazilian Portuguese. Altogether, 11 patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and 10 healthy controls (CTs) were evaluated. EAMI scores for AD patients were lower than those of CTs, and these scores also correlated positively with the Remember-Know coefficient. The intraclass correlation coefficient indicated a good inter-rater reliability. The Portuguese version of EAMI showed a good reliability and validity, which suggests that it is a useful tool for evaluation of autobiographical memory in Brazilian patients.

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