Psychometric properties of Malay neuropsychiatry unit cognitive assessment tool among Alzheimer's disease patients in comparison to Malay Montreal Cognitive Assessment

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• 作者：Kai Shin Thong ; Kok Yoon Chee ; Chong Guan Ng ; Mark Walterfang and Dennis Velakoulis
• 刊名：Asia-Pacific Psychiatry
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：September 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：8
• 期：3
• 页码：238-240
• 全文大小：256K
• ISSN：1758-5872

文摘

This study aims to establish psychometric properties of the Malay Neuropsychiatry Unit Cognitive Assessment Tool (Malay NuCOG) in Alzheimer's disease. NuCOG was translated to Malay language and compared with Montreal Cognitive Assessment Tool on 80 individuals. The Malay NuCOG showed good internal consistency and reliability (Cronbach's alpha = 0.895). It demonstrated 100% sensitivity and 87.5% specificity at the cutoff score of 78.50/100. The Malay NuCOG is a valid and reliable cognitive instrument that is sensitive and specific for the detection of dementia and has clinical advantages in its ability to examine individual cognitive domains.