Development of the Thai version of Mini-Cog, a brief cognitive screening test

© 2014 Japan Geriatrics Society. Aims: Cognitive impairment, such as dementia, has emerged as the leading public health problem among the elderly. Therefore, early detection of the disorder and providing appropriate healthcare and management is important, particularly, for the patients with comorbid...

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Main Authors: Trongsakul,S., Lambert,R.A., Clark,A.B., Wongpakaran,N., Cross,J.L.
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-384642015-06-16T07:47:17Z Development of the Thai version of Mini-Cog, a brief cognitive screening test Trongsakul,S. Lambert,R.A. Clark,A.B. Wongpakaran,N. Cross,J.L. Health (social science) Gerontology Geriatrics and Gerontology © 2014 Japan Geriatrics Society. Aims: Cognitive impairment, such as dementia, has emerged as the leading public health problem among the elderly. Therefore, early detection of the disorder and providing appropriate healthcare and management is important, particularly, for the patients with comorbid diabetes who require long-term treatment strategies. In Thailand, because of a large number of elderly patients with diabetes, and time constraints in primary care settings, a short and effective cognitive screening test is required. The Mini-Cog is a short and valid cognitive screening test that was specifically designed for use in primary care settings. The present study translated the English language version into a Thai language version, and then measured the interrater reliability and concurrent validity. Methods: The processes of cross-language translation were carried out to develop a Thai language version of the Mini-Cog. A total of 21 Thai older adults with type2 diabetes with a mean aged of 69±7years were recruited into a study investigating the interrater reliability and concurrent validity of the Mini-Cog Thai version in one primary care center in Thailand. Results: The Mini-Cog Thai version showed a good interrater reliability (K=0.80, P<0.001, 95% CI 0.50-1.00) and a positive concurrent validity (r=0.47, P=0.007, 95% CI 0.37,0.55) with the Mini-Mental State Examination Thai 2002. Conclusions: The findings show that the Thai version of the Mini-Cog is a reliable, performance-based tool in the screening for cognitive function in primary care settings in Thailand. It is recommended that it could be used as a new cognitive screening test for the aging population in the Thai community. 2015-06-16T07:47:17Z 2015-06-16T07:47:17Z 2015-01-01 Article 14441586 2-s2.0-84928170865 10.1111/ggi.12318 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84928170865&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/38464 Japan Geriatrics Society
institution Chiang Mai University
building Chiang Mai University Library
country Thailand
collection CMU Intellectual Repository
topic Health (social science)
Gerontology
Geriatrics and Gerontology
spellingShingle Health (social science)
Gerontology
Geriatrics and Gerontology
Trongsakul,S.
Lambert,R.A.
Clark,A.B.
Wongpakaran,N.
Cross,J.L.
Development of the Thai version of Mini-Cog, a brief cognitive screening test
description © 2014 Japan Geriatrics Society. Aims: Cognitive impairment, such as dementia, has emerged as the leading public health problem among the elderly. Therefore, early detection of the disorder and providing appropriate healthcare and management is important, particularly, for the patients with comorbid diabetes who require long-term treatment strategies. In Thailand, because of a large number of elderly patients with diabetes, and time constraints in primary care settings, a short and effective cognitive screening test is required. The Mini-Cog is a short and valid cognitive screening test that was specifically designed for use in primary care settings. The present study translated the English language version into a Thai language version, and then measured the interrater reliability and concurrent validity. Methods: The processes of cross-language translation were carried out to develop a Thai language version of the Mini-Cog. A total of 21 Thai older adults with type2 diabetes with a mean aged of 69±7years were recruited into a study investigating the interrater reliability and concurrent validity of the Mini-Cog Thai version in one primary care center in Thailand. Results: The Mini-Cog Thai version showed a good interrater reliability (K=0.80, P<0.001, 95% CI 0.50-1.00) and a positive concurrent validity (r=0.47, P=0.007, 95% CI 0.37,0.55) with the Mini-Mental State Examination Thai 2002. Conclusions: The findings show that the Thai version of the Mini-Cog is a reliable, performance-based tool in the screening for cognitive function in primary care settings in Thailand. It is recommended that it could be used as a new cognitive screening test for the aging population in the Thai community.
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author Trongsakul,S.
Lambert,R.A.
Clark,A.B.
Wongpakaran,N.
Cross,J.L.
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Clark,A.B.
Wongpakaran,N.
Cross,J.L.
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title Development of the Thai version of Mini-Cog, a brief cognitive screening test
title_short Development of the Thai version of Mini-Cog, a brief cognitive screening test
title_full Development of the Thai version of Mini-Cog, a brief cognitive screening test
title_fullStr Development of the Thai version of Mini-Cog, a brief cognitive screening test
title_full_unstemmed Development of the Thai version of Mini-Cog, a brief cognitive screening test
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