Cognitive profile for Chinese patients with stroke.
OBJECTIVE
This study aimed to investigate the usefulness of the Chinese version of Cognistat for patients with stroke in a Chinese community.


METHODS
A total of 53 patients and 34 normal elderly with age, gender and literacy level matched were tested with the Chinese translated version of Cognistat.


RESULTS
The results suggest that the patients performed significantly lower than their normal counterparts on the test. The Orientation, Attention and Calculation sub-tests were the most significant contributors to its high sensitivity (0.79) and specificity (0.85), which is largely consistent with the original English version. A two-factor structure was confirmed with the 10 sub-tests clustered into the areas of fluid and crystallized abilities, which indicates that the translation of the test content did not alter the structure of the instrument. However, the low level of literacy of the local elderly population and language structure tends to slightly alter the cognitive profile of the patients.


CONCLUSIONS
Further studies are recommended to further explore the cross-cultural issues and clinical implications on establishing cognitive profile for patients with stroke with Cognistat.
Chan
Chetwyn C H
CC
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. rschchan@polyu.edu.hk
Lee
Tatia M C
TM
Fong
Kenneth N K
KN
Lee
Connie
C
Wong
Victor
V
D000368:Aged; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012044:Regression Analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications*; D014481:United States