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Concurrent validity of Spanish-language versions of the Mini-Mental State Examination, Mental Status Questionnaire, Information-Memory-Concentration Test, and Orientation-Memory-Concentration Test: Alzheimer's disease patients and nondemented elderly comparison subjects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2009

I. Maribel Taussig ,
Wendy J. Mack  and
Victor W. Henderson
I. Maribel Taussig
Affiliation:
Leonard Davis School of GerontologyUniversity of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0191
Wendy J. Mack
Affiliation:
Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0191
Victor W. Henderson
Affiliation:
Departments of Neurology (Division of Cognitive Neuroscience & Neurogcrontology) and Psychology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0191
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Abstract

One-hundred fifty-eight elderly Spanish-speaking U.S. residents (81 patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and 77 subjects without dementia) were tested with Spanish-language versions of four brief cognitive assessment instruments: the Mini-Mental State Examination (S-MMSE), the Mental Status Questionnaire (S-MSQ), the Information-Memory-Concentration test (S-IMC), and the Orientation-Memory-Conccntration test (S-OMC). Within-group performances were highly correlated for all four instruments. All tests distinguished between the demented and nondemented groups, but best discrimination was achieved with the S-IMC, which correctly classified 98% of subjects. This version was also the best predictor of functional disability, as measured by impairments in instrumental activities of daily living. Within the normal comparison group, neither gender nor a subject's monolingual/bilingual status affected test performance. These four Spanish-language cognitive screening tasks may aid in the evaluation of dementia among Spanish-speaking patients. (J1NS, 1996, 2, 286–298.)

Keywords

Alzheimer's diseaseCognitive assessmentMini-Mental State ExaminationSpanish language
Type
Research Article
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Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society , Volume 2 , Issue 4 , July 1996 , pp. 286 - 298
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Copyright © The International Neuropsychological Society 1996

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