Translating COGNISTAT and the Use of the Cognitive Interview Approach: Observations and Challenges

• Main Authors: Melgar, Maria Isabel E, Ramos, Miguel A, Jr, Cuadro, Carla Krishan A., Yusay, Camille Therese C., King, Erika Kimberly R., Maramba, Denise Hazelyn A.
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2022
• Subjects: Cognitive Interview; Cognitive Screening; COGNISTAT; Elderly; Translation; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Cognitive Psychology; Geriatrics; Medicine and Health Sciences; Mental and Social Health; Neurology; Psychology; Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/psychology-faculty-pubs/414; https://doi.org/10.18689/mjbss-1000116
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Cognitive functioning is a salient issue among people in the late adulthood stage where mental health declines with age. A common cognitive disability among elders is Dementia including Alzheimer’s disease. Cognitive screening tools such as the Mini- Mental Status Examination and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment are most commonly used to measure the cognitive ability areas leading to a diagnostic evaluation. COGNISTAT as a neuropsychological instrument is a recent screener being introduced to a few outpatient clinics. In this study; COGNISTAT is translated to Filipino for the first time using a rigorous procedure and pilot tested on elderly volunteers in local settings. The translation was done by an interdisciplinary team of a Geriatric Physician; a Speech Pathologist; and a Clinical Psychologist. The Filipino-translated COGNISTAT was administered to 22 elders in two batches using the cognitive interview method. Challenges were identified in the initial testing phase which has implications for future adaptations of foreign instruments.