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Validation of a Spanish translation of the CLOX for use in Hispanic samples: the Hispanic EPESE study.
Full Abstract
OBJECTIVES:
Clock drawing tests (CDT) appear to be less vulnerable to linguistic, cultural, or educational bias than traditional dementia screening instruments. We investigated a Spanish language translation of
CLOX:
an executive CDT, in a community sample of Hispanic elders.
METHODS:
In-home CLOX evaluations of 1309 Mexican-American elders were reviewed.
RESULTS:
Both CLOX1 (an executive CDT) and CLOX2 (a constructional CDT) showed good internal consistency (Chronbach's alpha; both alpha = 0.82). Cultural-demographic variables had little effect on CLOX scores. Although language had a significant effect on CLOX1 failure rates, this was not mediated by age, education, acculturation or income.
CONCLUSIONS:
These results suggest that the Spanish CLOX can be validly administered to community-based Hispanic elder samples regardless of education or acculturation.Copyright 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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Author information
Author/s: Royall, Donald R (DR); Espino, David V (DV); Polk, Marsha J (MJ); Verdeja, Regina (R); Vale, Sandra (S); Gonzales, Hector (H); Palmer, Raymond R (RR); Markides, Kyriakos P (KP);
Affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78284-7792, USA. royall(-atsign-)uthscsa.edu
Grants: AG 10939 (Agency:United States NIA)
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.; Validation Studies
Journal: International journal of geriatric psychiatry (Int J Geriatr Psychiatry), published in England. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2003-Feb; vol 18 (issue 2) : pp 135-41
Dates: Created 2003/02/06; Completed 2003/03/21; Revised 2007/11/14;
PMID: 12571822, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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