ArticleAlzheimer's research & therapy2018
A novel language-neutral Visual Cognitive Assessment Test (VCAT): validation in four Southeast Asian countries.
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- Modelling the Distribution of Cognitive Outcomes for Early-Stage Neurocognitive Disorders: A Model Comparison Approach.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- A Comparative Study of Three Dementia Screening Instruments (CSI-D, CMMSE, and ECAQ) in a Multi-Ethnic Asian Population.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Visual Cognitive Assessment Test: Utility of the brief cognitive battery for early screening of cognitive impairment in Chongqing, China.Brain and behavior · 2024Article
- A Framework for Best Practices and Readiness in the Advent of Anti-Amyloid Therapy for Early Alzheimer's Disease in Asia.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2024Review
- Reliability and validity of Urdu PARENTS for assessing non-technical skills of paediatric residents in a teaching hospital in Pakistan.BMC medical education · 2023Article
- Challenges and Research Priorities for Dementia Care in Malaysia from the Perspective of Health and Allied Health Professionals.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundCognitive screeners are imperative for early diagnosis of dementia. The Visual Cognitive Assessment Test (VCAT) is a language-neutral, visual-based test which has proven useful for a multilingual population in a single-center study. However, its performance utility is unknown in a wider and more diverse Southeast Asian cohort.
methodsWe recruited 164 healthy controls (HC) and 120 cognitively impaired (CI) subjects- 47 mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and 73 mild Alzheimer's disease (AD) dementia participants, from four countries between January 2015 and August 2016 to determine the usefulness of a single version of the VCAT, without translation or adaptation, in a multinational, multilingual population. The VCAT was administered along with established cognitive evaluation.
resultsThe VCAT, without local translation or adaptation, was effective in discriminating between HC and CI subjects (MCI and mild AD dementia). Mean (SD) VCAT scores for HC and CI subjects were 22.48 (3.50) and 14.17 (5.05) respectively. Areas under the curve for Montreal Cognitive Assessment (0.916, 95% CI 0.884-0.948) and the VCAT (0.905, 95% CI 0.870-0.940) in discriminating between HCs and CIs were comparable. The multiple languages used to administer VCAT in four countries did not significantly influence test scores.
conclusionsThe VCAT without the need for language translation or cultural adaptation showed satisfactory discriminative ability and was effective in a multinational, multilingual Southeast Asian population.
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