title: [Translation and adjustment into Spanish language of the screening tool for mild cognitive impairment].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The Test Your Memory (TYM) scale is a screening tool, which assesses mild cognitive impairment (MCI). It has shown better psychometric outcomes than the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). We aimed to translate and adjust into Spanish a conceptually equivalent version.
  
  
  METHODS
  Translation-back translation method, complemented with qualitative methods, and pilot survey with 42 healthy Spanish people from different group of age to ensure the right comprehension.
  
  
  RESULTS
  While translating, 54% of the items presented no difficulty at all; 27%, medium difficulty; 18% high difficulty. Some adaptations were made for cultural, grammatical and conceptual reasons. The pilot survey showed a good comprehension of the test.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The TYM test could be a good choice for detecting MCI in the Spanish population and could resolve the problems caused by the limitations of the MMSE.
authors: Área de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Universidad de Cádiz, Cádiz, España. begona.ojeda@uca.es
authors: Begoña
authors: B
authors: Ojeda
authors: Alejandro
authors: A
authors: Salazar
authors: María
authors: M
authors: Dueñas
authors: Inmaculada
authors: I
authors: Failde
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D060825:Cognitive Dysfunction / Q000175:diagnosis*; D032882:Comprehension; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011594:Psychometrics; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014175:Translating; D055815:Young Adult