title: [Evaluation of peruvian money test in screening of cognitive impairment among older adults].
abstract: Objectives To evaluate the Peruvian adaptation of the money test (Eurotest) for identifying cognitive impairment among >60-year-old adults. Materials and methods This is a phase I study of diagnostic test, with a convenience sampling and calculation of the test´s sensitivity and specificity, based on a pretest prevalence of 50%. The criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM IV) and Global Deterioration Scale (GDS) were used for the operational definition of patients with cognitive impairment. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to identify the optimal cut-off value. Results The study evaluated 42 cases and 42 controls; there was no significant difference between age (77.88 ± 6.01 years vs. 6.49 76.14 ± years) and years of education (13.69 ± 3.70 years vs. 8.17 ± 4.71 years). The Peruvian version of the Eurotest has a sensitivity of 90.5% and specificity of 83.3% with cut-off value of 24. Conclusions The Peruvian adapted version of the Eurotest, called prueba de la moneda peruana could be useful in screening for cognitive impairment among older adults.
authors.forename: Teodoro J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Oscanoa
authors.forename: Edwin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cieza
authors.forename: José F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Parodi
authors.forename: Napoleón
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Paredes
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003072:Cognition Disorders; D060825:Cognitive Dysfunction / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003132:Commerce; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010568:Peru; D012372:ROC Curve; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity