2012
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2012000100006
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Translation, cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the Leganés cognitive test in a low educated elderly Brazilian population

Abstract: The increased prevalence of dementia around the world has been highlighted as one of the consequences of population aging. Estimates suggest a worldwide population of about 24 million elderly people with dementia, approximately 60% of whom are living in developing countries 1 . ABstrActObjective: To validate the Leganés cognitive test (LCT) for cognitive screening in low educated elderly Brazilians. Methods: The study sample was composed of 59 elderly residents from the city of Santa Cruz, in Brazil, with low… Show more

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“…However, both are major life events that are unlikely to have been forgotten. Furthermore, all study participants passed the orientation scale of the Leganes cognitive test for dementia, limiting the possibility that cognitive decline influenced recall . More important, selective survival may have influenced our results, likely reducing the strength of association observed .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 95%
“…However, both are major life events that are unlikely to have been forgotten. Furthermore, all study participants passed the orientation scale of the Leganes cognitive test for dementia, limiting the possibility that cognitive decline influenced recall . More important, selective survival may have influenced our results, likely reducing the strength of association observed .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 95%
“…Baseline cognition was assessed using the total score of the LCT or the total score of MoCA. The LCT is a screening tool for cognitive decline and dementia that is valid and reliable in less formally educated communities in Latin America . Possible LCT scores range from 0 to 32, with 32 representing the highest cognitive function.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The LCT is a screening tool for cognitive decline and dementia 14 that is valid and reliable in less formally educated communities in Latin America. 19 Possible LCT scores range from 0 to 32, with 32 representing the highest cognitive function. This test was used to assess participants at both the Canadian and the Latin American sites.…”
Section: Cognitive Assessmentsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Cognitive function was measured by LCT,36 with scores between 0 and 32. Depressive symptoms were assessed by the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale (CES-D), with scores between 0 and 60 37…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%