Dementia, Memory Impairment
Conditions
Keywords
Alzheimer Disease, Memory Complaint, Memory, Dementia, Free and Cued Selective Reminding Test, Adaptation, Validity
Brief summary
An Adaptation Study of Free and Cued Selective Reminding Test in Turkish
Detailed description
As very commonly used for objectifying Alzheimer Disease memory deficits, an adaptive selection of word choices are done for the use of free and cued selective reminding test (FCSRT) procedure in Turkish population. In this study the validity and reliability of the test to measure memory deficits in persons with memory complaints will be discussed.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALSIHT-16
a pencil-paper assessment tool.
Sponsors
Istanbul University
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* having memory complaints * demanding clinical consultation for the memory complaint
Exclusion criteria
* vascular pathology * extrapyramidal findings * psychiatric illness * epilepsy * cognition affecting drug use
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Validity of the ability of the measure to objectify the memory deficit in dementia | once | Test measures must be sensitive enough to objectify a memory deficits even in early stages of dementia. The scores of memory test in early and late stages of dementia will be compared to see if they are different. It's expected to be different. |
| Validity of translation | once | Variances of answers given to each form will be compared to each other to know if they are similar or different. |
| Factor Analyses | once | Factor Analyses must be conducted to redefine the weight of each item on measuring memory deficits to be sure that turkish words version is similar to original factor weights. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed