迷你ACE:长期护理中老年人的验证研究
Alexandra Grasina1, Helena Espirito-Santo1,2,3, Laura Lemos1,2
1Miguel Torga Institute of Higher Education (ISMT), Coimbra, PT.
Journal of cognition
|January 15, 2024
概括
葡萄牙的Mini-Addenbrooke认知检查 (M-ACE) 是评估长期护理 (LTC) 用户认知障碍非痴呆症 (CIND) 的可靠工具. 它准确地将CIND与正常认知区分开来,有助于在老年人中早期发现和干预.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 神经心理学 神经心理学
- 认知科学 认知科学
背景情况:
- 迷你阿登布鲁克的认知检查 (M-ACE) 是建立用于认知障碍评估.
- 它在老年人长期护理 (LTC) 环境中的有效性以前未得到证实.
- 葡萄牙语版本在LTC中的实用性需要特定的验证.
研究的目的:
- 评估葡萄牙M-ACE的有效性,可靠性和准确性.
- 评估其区分认知障碍非痴呆症 (CIND) 与LTC使用者的正常认知能力的能力.
- 建立M-ACE作为一个早期检测工具.
主要方法:
- 对196名葡萄牙LTC使用者 (≥60岁) 进行了全面评估.
- 参与者被分为正常认知 (n=71) 和CIND (n=125) 组.
- 分析了包括可靠性,一致性和构造有效性的心理测量属性.
主要成果:
- 葡萄牙的M-ACE表现出高可靠性 (麦当劳 ω = .86,克朗巴赫 α = .85) 和测试复试一致性 (ICC = .83).
- 与相关措施的强烈相关性证实了构造的有效性 (r = .67).
- M-ACE准确地确定了CIND,截止分数为17 (AUC = 0.81,灵敏度 = 81.7%,特异性 = 74.4%).
结论:
- 葡萄牙M-ACE是LTC居民的有效和可靠的认知评估工具.
- 它有效地区分了CIND和这个人群中的正常认知.
- 在LTC环境中,M-ACE可以支持早期识别和管理老年人认知衰退.
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