临床表现 临床表现
Bin Huang1, Duong Huynh1, Mary Patterson1
1BrainCheck Inc., Austin, TX, USA.
Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association
|December 25, 2025
概括
一个新的中国版本的BrainCheck Assess (BC-Assess) 数字认知测试是为老年华裔美国人开发的. 这项试点研究发现,翻译的评估非常有用,尽管还需要一些文化适应.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 医疗信息学 医疗信息学
背景情况:
- 华裔美国人是美国快速增长的人口,其中很大一部分年龄在65岁以上.
- 许多老年华裔美国人是第一代移民,英语水平有限,阻碍了获得标准认知测试的机会.
- 对于这群人来说,在语言和文化上进行适当的认知评估是非常必要的.
研究的目的:
- 为了将BrainCheck Assess (BC-Assess) 数字认知评估电池翻译成简体中文 (C-BC-Assess).
- 通过对中国老年人进行认知面试研究,评估C-BC-Assess的可用性并确定必要的文化适应.
主要方法:
- 两位双语专家独立翻译BC-Assess成简体中文.
- 用C-BC-Assess对5名健康的中国老年人进行了可用性测试,他们使用iPad.
- 在测试期间应用"大声思考"方法,以捕获实时反.
- 测试后面试,以收集参与者的整体经验和建议.
主要成果:
- 所有五位参与者,年龄在60-73岁之间,拥有大学或研究生学位,在C-BC-Assess上对可用性进行了高度评价 (平均得分为1.6/5).
- 参与者,包括那些更熟悉传统中文的人,报告说简体中文版本没有任何困难.
- 在指令和评估中确定了需要进一步文化适应的小领域.
结论:
- 开发一个中文版本的BC-Assess是可行的,建立在现有的英语平台上.
- 该研究证实了翻译认知评估的高可用性.
- 除了直接翻译之外,还需要进一步的文化适应,以优化老年华裔美国人的相关性和用户体验.
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