Una escala psicométrica breve para evaluar el estado cognitivo de hispanoparlantes de edad mayor / A short psychometric scale to evaluate the cognitive status of aged Spanish speakers
P. R. health sci. j
; P. R. health sci. j;22(4): 377-383, Dec. 2003.
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| ID: lil-358565
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RESUMO
During the last ten years there has been an interest for determining the prevalence and incidence of dementia among older adults and for cognitive tests that do to discriminate by level of education. This article revolves around the validation of a minimental exam, the Cabán minimental, to measure the cognitive capacity of Spanish-speaking adults 60 years of age and older; a test that is not affected by level of education. The factors measured in the Cabán minimental are orientation, visual and motor coordination, learning, recent memory and abstraction. The validation process underwent two phases. During the first one, the Cabán test was subjected to construct validation and internal and predictive consistency tests. The second stage comprised a comparison between the Cabán and Folstein minimentals. The Cabán showed a statistically significant difference to discriminate for subjects with dementia. Results also suggest that the Cabán is not as much affected as the Folstein by differences in education.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Psicometria
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Demência
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
P. R. health sci. j
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Porto Rico
País de publicação:
Porto Rico