Validity and reliability of a "simplified" version of the Taylor Complex Figure Test for the assessment of older adults with low formal education

• Autor(a) principal: Paula,Jonas Jardim de
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Outros Autores: Costa,Mônica Vieira, Andrade,Giovanna de Freitas de, Ávila,Rafaela Teixeira, Malloy-Diniz,Leandro Fernandes
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Dementia & Neuropsychologia
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642016000100052
• topic: Alzheimer's disease; complex figure test; low formal education; neuropsychological assessment; mild cognitive impairment

Objective : The assessment of visuospatial abilities and memory using tasks such as the Taylor Complex Figure Task (TCFT) is biased for older adults with low formal education. We devised a "Simplified" version of the TCFT designed to assess older adults with low educational background and provide preliminary evidence of its psychometric properties. Methods : We evaluated a heterogeneous sample of healthy older adults and patients with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease dementia using the simplified TCFT and other neuropsychological measures. Results : Our results suggest that the test copy, immediate and delayed recall have high inter-rater agreement and internal consistency, significant correlations with other tests of visuospatial abilities, memory and intelligence, and also detected significant group differences between controls and patients. Conclusion : Our study presents a new measure for assessing low-educated elderly with promising evidence of validity and reliability.