title: Normative data for the ACE-R in an Italian population sample.
abstract: The Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination Revised (ACE-R) is a brief cognitive screening instrument also proposed to detect mild cognitive impairment, a high-risk condition for Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. In this study, we report normative data on the ACE-R-Italian version, collected on a sample of 264 Italian healthy subjects aging between 60 and 93 years, and with a formal education from 1 to 19 years. The global normal cognition was established in accordance with the Italian version of the Mini-Mental State Examination score and with exclusion criteria derived by a consensus process. Linear regression analysis was performed to evaluate the effect of age, gender, and education on the ACE-R total performance score. We provide correction grids to adjust raw scores and equivalent scores with cut-off value to allow comparison between ACE-R performance and others neuropsychological test scores that can be administered to the same subject.
authors.affiliation: Section of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy. martina.pigliautile@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Martina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pigliautile
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research, and Child's Health (NEUROFARBA)-Section of Psychology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chiesi
authors.affiliation: Unit of Clinical Psychology, Azienda Sanitaria Locale, Taranto, Italy.
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rossetti
authors.affiliation: Section of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: Manuela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Conestabile Della Staffa
authors.affiliation: ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.affiliation: Social and Human Sciences and Education, Department of Philosophy, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Federici
authors.affiliation: Unit of Clinical Psychology, Azienda Sanitaria Locale, Taranto, Italy.
authors.forename: Dora
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chiloiro
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research, and Child's Health (NEUROFARBA)-Section of Psychology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Caterina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Primi
authors.affiliation: Section of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: Patrizia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mecocci
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D060825:Cognitive Dysfunction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods; D012044:Regression Analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
keywords: ACE-R; Dementia; Normative data; Screening