Early diagnosis of cognitive impairment allows timely intervention with pharmacological and non-pharmacological measures. However, current cognitive evaluation tools do not cater for multilingual populations.To develop and validate a visual-based cognitive evaluation tool, the Visual Cognitive Assessment Test (VCAT), which can be administered to multilingual populations without the need for translation or adaptation.We designed a battery of tests to evaluate the domains of memory, executive function, visuospatial function, language and attention. Pilot testing of individual test items, followed by test refinement and development of a field version was performed. We subsequently validated VCAT for the diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and mild Alzheimer's disease (AD). Diagnostic performance was assessed by the area under the curve (AUC), sensitivity (Se) and specificity (Sp).VCAT was validated in a sample of 206 participants. The sample comprised 53.9
作者:Nagaendran, Kandiah;Angeline, Zhang;Dianne Carol, Bautista;Eveline, Silva;Simon Kang Seng, Ting;Adeline, Ng;Pryseley, Assam
来源:Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry 2016 年 87卷 2期