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ArticleEuropean journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine2025

Psychometric assessment of the translated and culturally adapted Chinese (Cantonese) of the brief memory and executive test in people with stroke.

Longjun Ren, Thomson Wong, Cynthia Lai, Shamay Ng

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Article in European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07425756 (Effect of Combining Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation With Peripheral Nerve Stimulation on Upper Limb Motor Function in People With Stroke), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Effect of Combining Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation With Peripheral Nerve Stimulation on Upper Limb Motor Function in People With Stroke: A Single- Blinded Randomised Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityRan2025 to 2027Enrolled120ConditionsStrokeArmstranscutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation, sham transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, sham transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, task-oriented training
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Longjun RenDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
Thomson WongDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
Cynthia LaiDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
Shamay NgDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China - shamay.ng@polyu.edu.hk.

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backgroundStroke is a leading cause of death and disability, with up to half of people with stroke developing persistent cognitive deficits. The brief memory and executive test (BMET) was developed to provide a comprehensive cognitive assessment, with a focus on executive function and processing speed. However, the psychometric properties of the BMET have not yet been studied in people with stroke.

aimThis study aimed to: 1) translate and culturally adapt the BMET into Chinese (Cantonese) (C-BMET); 2) compare the C-BMET scores of people with stroke with those of healthy old adults; 3) examine the internal consistency, test-retest reliability, minimal detectable change (MDC), and standard error of measurement (SEM) of the C-BMET in people with stroke; 4) investigate correlations between C-BMET scores and other cognitive and functional outcomes; and 5) determine the C-BMET cut-off score of C-BMET to differentiate the cognitive functions in people with stroke from that of healthy old adults.

designCross-sectional.

settingResearch lab in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. POPULATION: People with stroke over 12 months.

methodsSixty people with stroke and 27 healthy old adults underwent C-BMET and other cognitive and functional outcomes. To examine the test-retest reliability of the C-BMET, it was re-administered to the stroke group after 7 days.

resultsPeople with stroke had significantly lower C-BMET subtotal and total scores compared to healthy old adults. The internal consistency, as indicated by Cronbach's α of 0.652, and the test-retest reliability, reflected by an intra-class correlation coefficient of 0.604, were observed, with an MDC of 4.13 and a SEM of 1.49. The C-BMET scores were significantly correlated with other cognitive outcomes but not with functional outcomes. The optimal cut-off score of C-BMET to differentiate the cognitive functions in people with stroke from that of the and healthy old adults was 12.5 (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve = 0.728).

conclusionsThe C-BMET scores were significantly lower in people with stroke compared with healthy old adults. The internal consistency and test-retest reliability of C-BMET scores were investigated. The C-BMET scores were significantly correlated with cognitive outcomes. The optimal C-BMET cut-off score of 12.5 was identified. CLINICAL REHABILITATION IMPACT: The C-BMET may be considered for assessing the cognitive function, especially executive function and processing speed, of people with stroke.

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Executive FunctionMemory, Short-TermNeuropsychological TestsStrokeAdultAgedCross-Sectional StudiesEast Asian PeopleFemaleHong KongHumansMaleMiddle AgedPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsTranslations

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