The Moroccan MoCA test: Translation, cultural adaptation, and validation.

IF 1.7 4区心理学

Applied Neuropsychology-Adult Pub Date : 2024-11-01 Epub Date: 2022-09-10 DOI:10.1080/23279095.2022.2119143

Noumidia Khatib, Ibtissam El Harch, Abdelaziz Lamkaddem, Lahcen Omari, Nourdine Attiya, Younes Filali-Zegzouti, Samira El Fakir, Abdelkrim Janati Idrissi, Zouhayr Souirti

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Abstract

Purpose: Dementia includes all the symptoms associated with declining mental and cognitive skills, resulting in an inability to perform daily activities.

Objectives: We aimed to translate and adapt the Montréal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) test into the Moroccan cultural context. We compared the sensitivity and specificity between MoCA and Mini-Mental State of Folstein (MMS) in the screening of dementia.

Materials and methods: The participants in this study were residents in the Fez-Meknes region and over 50 years old. We performed translation and adaptation of the English MoCA 8.1 version into all Moroccan languages: Darija, Tamazight in its three variants (Tachelhit, Tarifit, Atlas Tamazight), and Arabic. We validated Moroccan MoCA according to the Beaton et al. instructions.

Results: The sensitivity, specificity, and alpha Cronbach of the MoCA test were 88.5, 93.8%, and 0.87, while they were 90.2, 90.8%, and 0.79 for the MMS test.

Conclusion: The Moroccan MoCA test had high sensitivity, specificity, and internal reliability compared to the MMS test. The availability of the MoCA in the Moroccan language will be helpful in the screening of dementia and research studies in Morocco and other countries.

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摩洛哥 MoCA 测试：翻译、文化适应和验证。

目的：痴呆症包括与智力和认知能力下降相关的所有症状，导致无法进行日常活动：我们旨在将蒙特利尔认知评估（MoCA）测试翻译并改编为摩洛哥文化背景下的测试。我们比较了 MoCA 和迷你福尔斯坦精神状态（MMS）在筛查痴呆症方面的敏感性和特异性：本研究的参与者为非斯-梅克内斯地区 50 岁以上的居民。我们将英文版 MoCA 8.1 翻译并改编成所有摩洛哥语言：Darija、Tamazight 三种变体（Tachelhit、Tarifit、Atlas Tamazight）和阿拉伯语。我们根据 Beaton 等人的说明对摩洛哥语 MoCA 进行了验证：结果：MoCA 测试的灵敏度、特异度和α Cronbach 值分别为 88.5、93.8% 和 0.87，而 MMS 测试的灵敏度、特异度和α Cronbach 值分别为 90.2、90.8% 和 0.79：结论：与 MMS 测试相比，摩洛哥 MoCA 测试具有较高的灵敏度、特异性和内部可靠性。摩洛哥语的MoCA测试将有助于摩洛哥和其他国家的痴呆症筛查和研究。

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Applied Neuropsychology-Adult CLINICAL NEUROLOGY-PSYCHOLOGY

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