title: Psychometric properties of Malay neuropsychiatry unit cognitive assessment tool among Alzheimer's disease patients in comparison to Malay Montreal Cognitive Assessment.
abstract: This study aims to establish psychometric properties of the Malay Neuropsychiatry Unit Cognitive Assessment Tool (Malay NuCOG) in Alzheimer's disease. NuCOG was translated to Malay language and compared with Montreal Cognitive Assessment Tool on 80 individuals. The Malay NuCOG showed good internal consistency and reliability (Cronbach's alpha = 0.895). It demonstrated 100% sensitivity and 87.5% specificity at the cutoff score of 78.50/100. The Malay NuCOG is a valid and reliable cognitive instrument that is sensitive and specific for the detection of dementia and has clinical advantages in its ability to examine individual cognitive domains.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological Medicine, University Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.|Department of Psychiatry & Mental Health, Kuala Lumpur Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Kai Shin
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Thong
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry & Mental Health, Kuala Lumpur Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Kok Yoon
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Chee
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological Medicine, University Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Chong Guan
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.affiliation: Neuropsychiatry Unit, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Walterfang
authors.affiliation: Neuropsychiatry Unit, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.|Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Velakoulis
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D058027:Neuropsychiatry / Q000379:methods; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*
keywords: Alzheimer disease; Malaysia; geriatric assessment