Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Arabic version of the BACS scale (the brief assessment of cognition in schizophrenia) among chronic schizophrenic inpatients

BMC Psychiatry

Benjamin Calvet¹  Jean-Pierre Clément¹  Chadia Haddad²  Souheil Hallit³  Pascale Salameh⁴  Georges Haddad⁵  Sahar Obeid⁶ 

[1] INSERM, University Limoges, CH Esquirol, IRD, U1094 Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Neurology, Limoges, France;Pôle Universitaire de Psychiatrie de l’Adulte, de l’Agée et d’Addictologie, Centre Hospitalier Esquirol, 87000, Limoges, France;Centre mémoire De Ressources et De Recherche du Limousin, Centre Hospitalier Esquirol, 87000, Limoges, France;INSERM, University Limoges, CH Esquirol, IRD, U1094 Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Neurology, Limoges, France;Pôle Universitaire de Psychiatrie de l’Adulte, de l’Agée et d’Addictologie, Centre Hospitalier Esquirol, 87000, Limoges, France;Research Department, Psychiatric Hospital of the Cross, Jal Eddib, Lebanon;INSPECT-LB: Institut National de Sante Publique, Epidémiologie Clinique et Toxicologie, Beirut, Lebanon;INSPECT-LB: Institut National de Sante Publique, Epidémiologie Clinique et Toxicologie, Beirut, Lebanon;Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), Jounieh, Lebanon;INSPECT-LB: Institut National de Sante Publique, Epidémiologie Clinique et Toxicologie, Beirut, Lebanon;Faculty of Pharmacy, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon;Medical School, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus;Research Department, Psychiatric Hospital of the Cross, Jal Eddib, Lebanon;Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), Jounieh, Lebanon;Research Department, Psychiatric Hospital of the Cross, Jal Eddib, Lebanon;INSPECT-LB: Institut National de Sante Publique, Epidémiologie Clinique et Toxicologie, Beirut, Lebanon;Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), Jounieh, Lebanon;

关键词: Schizophrenia;    Arabic;    Cognition;    Assessment;    Validation;    BACS;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12888-021-03228-9

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundAssessment of cognitive disorders in schizophrenia is becoming a part of clinical and research practice by using batteries that differ widely in their content. The Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia (BACS) was developed to cover the main cognitive deficits of schizophrenia. The objective of this study was to assess concurrent validity of the Arabic version of the BACS with a standard neurocognitive battery of tests in Lebanese patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls.MethodsA sample of 120 stable inpatients diagnosed with schizophrenia and 60 healthy controls received the Arabic version of the BACS in a first session, and a standard battery in a second session.ResultsMean duration of completion for the BACS was 31.2 ± 5.4 min in patients with schizophrenia. All tests demonstrated significant differences between controls and patients (p < .01). Principal components analysis demonstrated that a one-factor solution best fits our dataset (64.8% of the variance). High Cronbach alpha was found (.85). The BACS composite scores were significantly correlated with the standard battery composite scores in patients (r = .73, p < .001) and healthy controls (r = .78, p < .001). Also, correlation analysis between the BACS sub-scores and the standard battery sub-scores showed significant results (p < .05).ConclusionResults showed that the Arabic version of the BACS demonstrated high ability to discriminate patients with schizophrenia from healthy controls and it is a useful tool for assessing cognition in patients with schizophrenia and could be used in clinical practice in Lebanon.

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