Validation of the Spanish version of the Baylor Profound Mental Status Examination.
J Alzheimers Dis
; 49(1): 73-8, 2016.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
There are no short valid instruments to evaluate cognitive status in severe Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients in the Spanish language.OBJECTIVE:
To validate the Spanish version of the Baylor Profound Mental Status Examination (BPMSE-Sp).METHODS:
The Baylor Profound Mental Status Examination (BPMSE) was translated to Spanish and back translated. Validation was conducted in 100 patients with severe probable AD with a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) <12. We assessed internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha), concurrent validity (Pearson's correlations) with the MMSE, Severe Impairment Battery (SIB), Neuropsychiatric Inventory Short Form (NPI-Q) and the Functional Assessment Staging and reliability.RESULTS:
The mean age of patients was 84.9; 74% were female; 64% were institutionalized. The mean MMSE was 5.6; the mean BPMSE-Sp was 13.6; the mean BPMSE-Sp behavior was 1.2; the mean SIB was 42.2; and the mean NPI-Q was 4.7. BPMSE-Sp presented good internal consistency (Cronbach α=â0.84). There were significant correlations between the BPMSE-Sp and MMSE (râ=â0.86, pâ< â0.001), and between the BPMSE-Sp and SIB (râ=â0.92, pâ< â0.001). Inter-rater and test-retest reliability were in both cases excellent, ranging between 0.96 and 0.99 (pâ< â0.001). BPMSE-Sp had fewer floor and ceiling effects than the MMSE.CONCLUSIONS:
The BPMSE-Sp is a valid tool for use in daily practice and research in the evaluation of cognitive function of patients with severe AD.Palavras-chave
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
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En
Ano de publicação:
2016
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Article