Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the lebanese arabic version of the BACS scale (the brief assessment of cognition in schizophrenia) among stable schizophrenic inpatients

IntroductionThe assessment of cognitive disorders in schizophrenia is becoming a part of clinical and research practice by using batteries that differ widely in their content. The Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia (BACS) was developed to cover the main cognitive deficits of schizophreni...

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Published in:European psychiatry 2021-04, Vol.64 (S1), p.S526-S527
Main Authors: Haddad, C. El, Salameh, P., Hallit, S., Obeid, S., Haddad, G., Clément, J.-P., Calvet, B.
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Language:English
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Arabic
BACS
cognition
Cognition & reasoning
E-Poster Presentation
Principal components analysis
Schizophrenia
schizophrénia
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Summary:IntroductionThe assessment of cognitive disorders in schizophrenia is becoming a part of clinical and research practice by using batteries that differ widely in their content. The Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia (BACS) was developed to cover the main cognitive deficits of schizophrenia.ObjectivesThe objective of this study was to assess concurrent validity of the Arabic version of the BACS with a standard neurocognitive battery of tests in Lebanese patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls.MethodsA sample of 120 stable inpatients diagnosed with schizophrenia and 60 healthy controls received the Arabic version of the BACS in a first session, and a standard battery in a second session.ResultsThe mean duration of completion for the BACS was 31.2 ± 5.4 min in patients with schizophrenia. All tests demonstrated significant differences between controls and patients (p
ISSN:0924-9338
1778-3585
DOI:10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.1405