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Psychometric properties of M alay neuropsychiatry unit cognitive assessment tool among A lzheimer's disease patients in comparison to M alay M ontreal C ognitive A ssessment
Author(s) -
Thong Kai Shin,
Chee Kok Yoon,
Ng Chong Guan,
Walterfang Mark,
Velakoulis Dennis
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
asia‐pacific psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.654
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1758-5872
pISSN - 1758-5864
DOI - 10.1111/appy.12227
Subject(s) - cognition , reliability (semiconductor) , psychology , computer science , psychiatry , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
This study aims to establish psychometric properties of the Malay Neuropsychiatry Unit Cognitive Assessment Tool ( M alay NuCOG ) in A lzheimer's disease. NuCOG was translated to M alay language and compared with M ontreal C ognitive A ssessment Tool on 80 individuals. The M alay NuCOG showed good internal consistency and reliability ( C ronbach's alpha = 0.895). It demonstrated 100% sensitivity and 87.5% specificity at the cutoff score of 78.50/100. The M alay NuCOG is a valid and reliable cognitive instrument that is sensitive and specific for the detection of dementia and has clinical advantages in its ability to examine individual cognitive domains.