Cultural and Linguistic Adaptation and Normative Study of the Turkish Version of the Free and Cued Selective Reminding Test: 16-Word Version (FCSRT-T)

Istanbul University285 enrolled

Overview

An Adaptation Study of Free and Cued Selective Reminding Test in Turkish

As very commonly used for objectifying Alzheimer Disease memory deficits, an adaptive selection of word choices are done for the use of free and cued selective reminding test (FCSRT) procedure in Turkish population. In this study the validity and reliability of the test to measure memory deficits in persons with memory complaints will be discussed.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

SCREENING

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

285

Conditions

Dementia Memory Impairment

Interventions

SIHT-16BEHAVIORAL

a pencil-paper assessment tool.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * having memory complaints * demanding clinical consultation for the memory complaint Exclusion Criteria: * vascular pathology * extrapyramidal findings * psychiatric illness * epilepsy * cognition affecting drug use

Locations (1)

Istanbul University

Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Validity of translation

Variances of answers given to each form will be compared to each other to know if they are similar or different.

Time frame: once

Factor Analyses

Factor Analyses must be conducted to redefine the weight of each item on measuring memory deficits to be sure that turkish words version is similar to original factor weights.

Time frame: once

Validity of the ability of the measure to objectify the memory deficit in dementia

Test measures must be sensitive enough to objectify a memory deficits even in early stages of dementia. The scores of memory test in early and late stages of dementia will be compared to see if they are different. It's expected to be different.

Time frame: once

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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