Spanish validation of the Syndrom Kurztest (SKT)

There is an urgent need in multinational studies for efficient and sensitive tests for the evaluation of dementias. These tests are used to investigate the regional characteristics of dementias, providing possible insight into the different etiologies of the disorders. These tests are also utilized...

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Published in:	Alzheimer disease and associated disorders Vol. 15; no. 4; pp. 211 - 215
Main Authors:	FORNAZZARI, L, CUMSILLE, F, GASSIC, I, HAMMERSLEY, F, HOPPE, A, ARRIAGADA, P, FLASKAMP, R, QUEVEDO, F, QUIROGA, P, RIOSECO, P, KLAASEN, G, MARTINEZ, C. G, RHODE, G, SACKS, C, RIVERA, E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hagerstown, MD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 01-10-2001
Subjects:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Alzheimer Disease - diagnosis Alzheimer Disease - psychology Biological and medical sciences Chile Cross-Cultural Comparison Degenerative and inherited degenerative diseases of the nervous system. Leukodystrophies. Prion diseases Developing Countries Educational Status Female Germany Humans Language Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Neurology Neuropsychological Tests - statistics & numerical data Psychometrics Reproducibility of Results Chile Germany Performance evaluation Human Nervous system diseases Illiteracy Foreign language version Alzheimer disease Neuropsychological test Developing countries Exploration Psychometrics Cerebral disorder Central nervous system disease Degenerative disease Spanish
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Summary:	There is an urgent need in multinational studies for efficient and sensitive tests for the evaluation of dementias. These tests are used to investigate the regional characteristics of dementias, providing possible insight into the different etiologies of the disorders. These tests are also utilized to assess the outcome of treatment interventions at multinational levels. We validated and standardized the Syndrom Kurztest, a brief European neuropsychological test, in a population of elderly Chileans, possessing high levels of illiteracy. In our sample, the SKT was found to be an effective instrument for the diagnosis of dementias, and for differentiating mild-moderate from severe degrees of the disease. There was a good correlation between the scores on the SKT and the age of the participants, but the gender and the years of schooling had no effect. The test is a useful contribution to the study of dementias, found in the aging developing world, particularly because it can be used in illiterate populations.
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ISSN:	0893-0341 1546-4156
DOI:	10.1097/00002093-200110000-00007