title: [Cross-cultural adaptation of section A of the Cambridge Examination for Mental Disorders of the Elderly-Revised Version (CAMDEX-R) for dementia diagnosis].
abstract: This article concerns the first phase of the cross-cultural equivalence of Section A in the Cambridge Examination for Mental Disorders of the Elderly-Revised Version (CAMDEX-R), a clinical interview for dementia diagnosis. Evaluating conceptual and item equivalencies involved a literature review and expert groups. Semantic equivalence involved translations of the original into Portuguese and back-translations, with analysis of the versions and the original text; meetings with experts; discussions with 52 elders using the focus group technique; further meeting with experts; pretesting on 35 elders; and elaboration of the final version. For the reliability analysis, the version was applied to 160 patients. Inter-observer reliability was nearly perfect in all sub-sections of present state and in individual items of past medical history. Test-retest reliability was moderate or higher in the sub-sections and substantial or nearly perfect in 70% of the items in past history. The Brazilian version shows satisfactory equivalence to the original and good reliability levels.
authors.affiliation: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. dradanielelima@gmail.com
authors.forename: Daniele Aguiar
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: Roberto Alves
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Lourenço
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological / Q000592:standards*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014177:Translations