Italian version and normative data of Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination III

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina Pigliautile ◽  
Francesca Chiesi ◽  
Franca Stablum ◽  
Sonia Rossetti ◽  
Caterina Primi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Normative Data ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Italian Population ◽  
Cognitive Screening ◽  
Performance Score ◽  
Italian Version ◽  
Cognitive Domains ◽  
Visuospatial Abilities ◽  
Gender And Education ◽  
Addenbrooke’S Cognitive Examination

ABSTRACTObjectives:Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination III (ACE-III) is a brief cognitive screening tool to assess five cognitive domains: attention/orientation, verbal fluency, memory, language, and visuospatial abilities. This study aimed to provide normative data (for total score and subscale scores) of the Italian version of ACE-III for gender, age, and education.Methods:A total of 574 healthy Italian participants (mean age 68.70 ± 9.65; mean education 9.15 ± 4.04) were recruited from the community and included in the study. Linear regression analysis was performed to evaluate the effects of age, gender, and education on the ACE-III total performance score.Results:Age and education exerted a significant effect on total and subscale ACE-III scores, whereas gender was on attention/orientation, language, and visuospatial subscale scores. From the derived linear equation, correction grids to adjust raw scores and equivalent scores (ESs) with cut-off values were provided.Conclusions:The present study provided normative data, correction grids, and ESs for ACE-III in an Italian population.

Normative Data for the Spanish Version of the Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination III

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 243-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordi A. Matías-Guiu ◽  
Ramón Fernández-Bobadilla ◽  
Aníbal Fernández-Oliveira ◽  
María Valles-Salgado ◽  
Teresa Rognoni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Normative Data ◽  
Cognitive Disorders ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
Cognitive Test ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Cognitive Domains ◽  
Visuospatial Skills ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Addenbrooke’S Cognitive Examination

Background: Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination III (ACE-III) is a cognitive test that has been validated for the diagnosis of cognitive disorders. The aim of this study was to provide normative data for the ACE-III for age, education and gender. Methods: The Spanish version of the ACE-III was administered to a group of 273 healthy subjects in a multicenter study in Spain. Correlation and determination coefficients for age, education and gender were estimated. The overlapping interval strategy and linear regression analyses were used to provide adjusted norms for demographic factors and to explore the potential influence of these factors in the performance of the test. Results: Age and education correlated significantly with the total score and with all the domains. Gender correlated only with the domains of attention and visuospatial skills. Norms for the total score and for cognitive domains (attention, memory, fluency, language, and visuospatial skills) are provided. Conclusion: This study confirms the influence of demographic factors (especially age and education) on the performance in the ACE-III and provides normative data for the Spanish version of the ACE-III.

scholarly journals WLS-ILIAD: New Longitudinal Resource for Cognitive and Dementia Data

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 222-223
Author(s):  
Pamela Herd ◽  
Victoria Williams ◽  
Sanjay Asthana
Keyword(s):  
Recall Test ◽  
Cognitive Testing ◽  
Word Recall ◽  
Cognitive Screening ◽  
Cognitive Domains ◽  
Screening Measure ◽  
Visuospatial Abilities ◽  
Test Digit ◽  
Iq Scores ◽  
Cognitive Screening Measure

Abstract One of the distinctive strengths of WLS is the availability of Henmon-Nelson IQ scores on all participants while in high school, followed by prospective collection of data through cognitive batteries of varying size and sophistication. Launched in 1993, the initial longitudinal cognitive testing included 8 abstract reasoning items followed by the administration of larger cognitive batteries in 2004 and 2011 comprised of a 10-item word recall test, digit ordering task, phonemic and category fluency, as well as repeated and new items from the WAIS-R similarities task first administered in the 1993 survey. In 2018, with R01 funding from NIA, the scope of cognitive testing expanded significantly and includes administration of a phone-based cognitive screening measure, and a comprehensive in-person neuropsychological assessment for individuals identified at risk for dementia targeting a range of cognitive domains, including memory, language, attention, visuospatial abilities, and executive functioning.

Correlation or Limits of Agreement? Applying the Bland-Altman Approach to the Comparison of Cognitive Screening Instruments

2016 ◽  
Vol 42 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 247-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.J. Larner
Keyword(s):  
Diagnostic Accuracy ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Screening Instruments ◽  
Cognitive Screening ◽  
Limits Of Agreement ◽  
Cognitive Domains ◽  
Highly Correlated ◽  
State Examination ◽  
Addenbrooke’S Cognitive Examination

Background/Aims: Calculation of correlation coefficients is often undertaken as a way of comparing different cognitive screening instruments (CSIs). However, test scores may correlate but not agree, and high correlation may mask lack of agreement between scores. The aim of this study was to use the methodology of Bland and Altman to calculate limits of agreement between the scores of selected CSIs and contrast the findings with Pearson's product moment correlation coefficients between the test scores of the same instruments. Methods: Datasets from three pragmatic diagnostic accuracy studies which examined the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) vs. the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), the MMSE vs. the Mini-Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination (M-ACE), and the M-ACE vs. the MoCA were analysed to calculate correlation coefficients and limits of agreement between test scores. Results: Although test scores were highly correlated (all >0.8), calculated limits of agreement were broad (all >10 points), and in one case, MMSE vs. M-ACE, was >15 points. Conclusion: Correlation is not agreement. Highly correlated test scores may conceal broad limits of agreement, consistent with the different emphases of different tests with respect to the cognitive domains examined. Routine incorporation of limits of agreement into diagnostic accuracy studies which compare different tests merits consideration, to enable clinicians to judge whether or not their agreement is close.

Validity and Reliability of the Behavioural Assessment Tool for Cognition and Higher Function (BATCH) in Neuropsychiatric Patients

2007 ◽  
Vol 41 (8) ◽  
pp. 697-704 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn Miller ◽  
Mark Walterfang ◽  
Sharan Randhawa ◽  
Amelia Scholes ◽  
Ramon Mocellin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Executive Function ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Cognitive Screening ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Neurological Patient ◽  
Cognitive Domains ◽  
Behavioural Assessment

Objective: Patients with mental health disorders frequently have difficulties with their cognitive functioning. Assessment of cognition in this population can be complicated by psychiatric symptomatology, making standard written and verbal assessment methods difficult. In these situations, observations by nursing and allied staff of patients’ routine activities provide an important source of information about cognitive ability. The Behavioural Assessment Tool for Cognition and Higher Function (BATCH) was developed to record observations of patients’ daily functioning under subheadings that reflect cognitive domains. Its capacity to provide a measure of cognitive function through observational means was assessed in a neuropsychiatric unit. Method: A consecutive sample of 76 adult neuropsychiatry inpatients were assessed over 6 months using BATCH. BATCH measures the frequency of given behaviours grouped under 10 functional and cognitive domains: orientation, attention/concentration, personal responsibility, volition, adaptation, problem-solving/judgement, executive function, memory, language, and visuospatial function. Data from routine standardized cognitive (Mini-Mental Status Examination, MMSE; Neuropsychiatry Unit Cognitive Screening Tool, NUCOG), psychiatric (Neuropsychiatric Inventory; Health of the Nation Outcome Scale) and functional (Bristol Activities of Daily Living Scale; Barthel Index) instruments were collected to determine the relative contribution of cognitive function to scores on the BATCH. Results: A strong correlation was found between total BATCH scores and total NUCOG and MMSE scores. BATCH and NUCOG subdomains correlated significantly in all subscales. BATCH demonstrated very high internal consistency. Linear regression analysis showed that the strongest determinant of BATCH scores was cognitive function as measured on the NUCOG. A significant subscale×group effect showed lower BATCH scores in memory, orientation, attention, executive function and language in dementia sufferers compared to psychiatric and neurological patient groups. Conclusion: BATCH scores correlated strongly with pencil-and-paper measures of cognitive function. BATCH provides clinicians with a means of assessing cognitive function through behavioural observation, thus enabling assessment of patients with behavioural disturbance or severe psychopathology. This tool has practical application for adult and aged clients across all observational mental health settings.

scholarly journals Mentalized affectivity in a nutshell: Validation of the Italian version of the Brief-Mentalized Affectivity Scale (B-MAS)

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. e0260678
Author(s):  
Marianna Liotti ◽  
Grazia Fernanda Spitoni ◽  
Vittorio Lingiardi ◽  
Antonella Marchetti ◽  
Anna Maria Speranza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Normative Data ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Reflective Functioning ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Italian Population ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Italian Version ◽  
Empirical Foundation

The term “mentalized affectivity” describes the ability to reflect on, process, modulate and express emotions through the prism of autobiographical memory. It represents a bridge concept that integrates previous contributions on emotion regulation and mentalization, offering a quite unique perspective on affective and reflective functioning. The overall aim of this study was to validate the Brief-Mentalized Affectivity Scale (B-MAS), a 12-items self-report instrument, on the Italian population. We tested both the factorial validity of the instrument and its reliability and convergent validity with other similar constructs. We also obtained normative data for the Italian population, broken down by gender. Participants (n = 389) were recruited through snowball sampling. Data was collected through an online survey. Besides the Brief-Mentalized Affectivity Scale, the survey included an ad hoc schedule with questions investigating socio-demographic characteristics, and self-report measures of empathy and reflective functioning. Statistical analysis has shown a three-component (Identifying, Processing, and Expressing emotions) hierarchical structure underlying mentalized affectivity, mirroring the model already proposed in the original validation of the instrument. Moreover, the B-MAS showed good psychometric properties for what regards both reliability and convergent validity. The results of our study highlight the good operationalization and robust empirical foundation of the construct, revealing that the B-MAS is a promising instrument to assess mentalized affectivity. Its brevity makes it particularly valuable both in clinical and research contexts, and the normative data provided in this study will allow an easy comparison with the scores obtained by other samples (clinical and non-clinical).

scholarly journals COGNITIVE SCREENING THROUGH TELEMEDICINE – A PILOT STUDY

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paola Pisetta ◽  
Isabel Almeida ◽  
Bárbara Beber ◽  
Maira Oliveira ◽  
Marcela Silagi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Cognitive Assessment ◽  
Healthy Subjects ◽  
Online Assessment ◽  
Cognitive Screening ◽  
Cognitive Domains ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Online Assessments ◽  
Final Score ◽  
Addenbrooke’S Cognitive Examination

Background: International research aimed at the feasibility of cognitive assessment through telemedicine has shown heterogeneous results. Further studies are needed to guarantee it’s feasibility, especially in developing countries like Brazil. Objective: Verify the feasibility of using telemedicine to perform a brief cognitive screening by comparing the performance of healthy adults in face-to-face and online assessments. Methods: The sample consisted of 15 cognitively healthy subjects, aged between 57-70 years (M=63.2; SD=4.6) and education between 8-22 years (M=14.7; SD=4.3). The Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination–Revised (ACE-R) was used, it allows evaluation of five cognitive domains: attention and orientation, memory, fluency, language and visuospatial. Subjects were randomly evaluated in person and online, with an interval of 1-6 months. Results: No significant differences were found in ACER-R subtests and final scores obtained in face-to-face versus online assessment: attention and orientation (p=0.741), memory (p=0.913), fluency (p=0.913), language (p=0.855), visuospatial (p=1.000), final score (p=0,596). Conclusion: Cognitive screening through telemedicine has proven to be feasible for cognitively healthy subjects in the present study. Further studies are needed to assess its feasibility in cognitive impaired subjects.

scholarly journals Cognitive reserve estimated with a life experience questionnaire outperforms education in predicting performance on MoCA: Italian normative data

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonia Montemurro ◽  
Roberta Daini ◽  
Chiara Tagliabue ◽  
Sabrina Guzzetti ◽  
Giulia Gualco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
Neuropsychological Tests ◽  
Normative Data ◽  
Cognitive Reserve ◽  
Life Experience ◽  
Predictive Ability ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Italian Population ◽  
Cognitive Screening ◽  
Predicting Performance

Abstract Normative data of neuropsychological tests typically take into account the effect of demographic variables like age and education on performance. However, a broad literature has shown that, after the school age, other cognitively stimulating experiences (e.g., occupational attainment and a variety of leisure-time activities) may increase and build up cognitive reserve (CR), which is positively associated with better performance in neuropsychological tests. With these premises, we investigated the predictive ability of education and a life-experience proxy of CR on a widely used cognitive screening, i.e., the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). Results show that including the more comprehensive life-experience CR proxy is better than considering only education in predicting expected cognitive performance. Based on the results of our analyses we provide normative data and cut-offs on 440 Italian individuals aged 50-90 years, by taking into account, for the first time for the Italian population, a CR index, together with demographic variables and Education, in the calculation of regression-based norms. Accounting for life-experience CR proxies can improve the accuracy of normative data and allow a finer estimation of cognitive performance, which lead to a more tailored approach to patient assessment.

scholarly journals Validation of the Dépistage Cognitif de Québec in the Oldest Old

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 283-288
Author(s):  
Amélie Gravel ◽  
Carol Hudon ◽  
Synthia Meilleur-Durand ◽  
Leila Sellami ◽  
David Bergeron ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Normative Data ◽  
Oldest Old ◽  
Primary Progressive Aphasia ◽  
Cognitive Screening ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cognitive Domains ◽  
Cognitive Difficulties ◽  
French Speaking ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Mean

Objective We aimed to validate the Dépistage Cognitif de Québec (DCQ; www.dcqtest.org) , a new cognitive screening tool for atypical degenerative syndromes, in the oldest old. Methods The DCQ was developed by expert behavioural neurologists and clinical neuropsychologists based on updated criteria for Alzheimer’s disease, primary progressive aphasia, and behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia. It targets five relevant cognitive domains: Memory, Visuospatial, Executive, Language, and Behaviour. Validation was performed using a prospective community-based sample consisting of 53 healthy French-speaking Canadian volunteers aged between 80 and 94 years old. Normative data were derived from participants with no history of cognitive difficulties and a Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score ≥ 24. Results The mean DCQ total score (out of 100) was 84.65 (SD = 6.33). Pearson’s correlation coefficient showed a moderate, but significant, correlation (r = 0.36, p < .01) with the MoCA. Normative data shown in percentiles were stratified by age and education for DCQ total score and for each of the five cognitive domains. Conclusions This study suggests that the DCQ is a valid cognitive screen­ing test in the oldest old. It is proposed that the DCQ can help early identification of atypical degenerative syndromes.

scholarly journals Stimulus Features of the Object Relations Technique Affecting the Linguistic Qualities of Individuals’ Narratives

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Attà Negri ◽  
Martino Ongis
Keyword(s):  
Object Relations ◽  
Emotional Experience ◽  
Referential Activity ◽  
Italian Population ◽  
Italian Version ◽  
Referential Process ◽  
Linguistic Style ◽  
Reality Testing ◽  
Two Measures ◽  
Stimulus Features

AbstractPrevious studies on projective techniques have investigated the effects of variation in stimulus features on individuals’ response behavior. In particular, the influence of chromatic colors and form definition on the images elicited by the stimuli has been tested. Most studies have focused on the Rorschach and TAT and have examined effects in terms of variables such as reality testing and reactions to perceptual details. This is the first study to examine the effects of variation in visual stimuli as represented in features of the Object Relations Technique (ORT) cards on linguistic indicators of connection to emotional experience using measures of the referential process. The ORT was administered to 207 Italian non-clinical participants to explore effects of color, form and content variation on language style. The sample was stratified by age, gender, marital status and education to be representative of the Italian population. The stories told in response to the card images were rated using computerized linguistic measures, including the Weighted Referential Activity Dictionary—Italian version (IWRAD) which indicates the degree to which language is connected to nonverbal experience, and the Weighted Reflection/Reorganization List—Italian version (IWRRL) which detects a linguistic style of personal re-elaboration of emotional experience. The results provide support for the color-affect and form-reality testing hypotheses. Cards with better form definition, including color definition, and with fewer silhouettes of people elicited responses that were higher in IWRAD and lower in IWRRL, and also higher in the degree to which the two measures varied together. Implications of the results for use of ORT in clinical assessment and intervention are discussed.

scholarly journals Factors associated with cognitive performance in elderly caregivers

2018 ◽  
Vol 76 (10) ◽  
pp. 685-691 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofia Cristina Iost Pavarini ◽  
Allan Gustavo Brigola ◽  
Ana Carolina Ottaviani ◽  
Bruna Moretti Luchesi ◽  
Érica Nestor Souza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
Verbal Fluency ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Cognitive Domains ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Attention Memory ◽  
Elderly Caregivers ◽  
Addenbrooke’S Cognitive Examination

Abstract Objectives: To explore the socioeconomic, demographic and psychosocial factors associated with cognitive performance in elderly caregivers from Brazil. Methods: We evaluated 351 Brazilian elderly caregivers attending primary healthcare services regarding sociodemographic and care variables. Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination-Revised (ACE-R) domains of orientation/attention, memory, verbal fluency, language and visuospatial were used as dependent variables in the Tobit model. Results: Literacy and family income were positively associated with all ACE-R domains. Age, gender, time of care (days/week) were negatively associated with some cognitive domains. Moreover, receiving emotional help and the level of hope were positively associated with specific domains. Discussion: The results may be useful for planning interventions aimed at elderly caregivers in order to prevent deficits in the different cognitive domains.

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