Validation of the Norma Latina Neuropsychological Assessment Battery in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease in Mexico

To our knowledge, this is the first study reported in the literature that has validated the Norma Latina Battery in a population of people with Alzheimer's disease (AD) in Mexico. The objective of the study was to determine the discriminant validity of the Norma Latina Battery in a group of Mex...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2022-09, Vol.19 (18), p.11322
Main Authors: Núñez-Fernández, Silvia, Rivera, Diego, Arroyo-Anlló, Eva María, Ortiz Jiménez, Xóchitl Angélica, Camino-Pontes, Borja, Salinas Martínez, Ricardo, Arango-Lasprilla, Juan Carlos
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alzheimer Disease - psychology
Alzheimer's disease
Brain cancer
Cognitive ability
Cognitive Dysfunction - psychology
Dementia
Diabetes
Hearing loss
Hispanic or Latino
Humans
Hypothyroidism
Mexico
Multiple sclerosis
Native languages
Nervous system
Neurological disorders
Neuropsychological Tests
Neuropsychology
Patients
Population
Psychometrics
Psychosis
Questionnaires
Stroke
Systemic diseases
Traumatic brain injury
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Summary:To our knowledge, this is the first study reported in the literature that has validated the Norma Latina Battery in a population of people with Alzheimer's disease (AD) in Mexico. The objective of the study was to determine the discriminant validity of the Norma Latina Battery in a group of Mexican individuals with AD and a group of heathy controls (HC). The Norma Latina Battery was administered to 234 Mexican participants (117 HC and 117 individuals with AD). Results show that: (1) the Norma Latina Battery has high discriminative capacity between groups in all domains; (2) participants with AD presented worse scores in each of the cognitive domains compared to the HC and a greater number of low scores in each of the established thresholds or cut-off points; and finally, (3) the Norma Latina Battery had optimal sensitivity and specificity, especially when a set was observed ≥5 scores below the 10th percentile or ≥4 scores below the 5th percentile. In conclusion, it is recommended that both clinicians and researchers use this battery in the evaluation of Mexican people with AD to better understand the prognosis of the disease and its subsequent treatment.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph191811322