Assessing Cognitive Impairment in Quechua and Aymara Patients: A Critical Examination of the Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale’s Discriminative Capacity
The use of the RUDAS in native language speakers and its ability to distinguish between Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and dementia raise some concerns. To improve assessments for various communities in Latin America and the Caribbean, there is a need for culturally adapted brief cognitive tests.
Authors
- Nilton Custodio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8025-3272)
- Giuseppe Tosto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7075-8245)
- Marco Málaga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6477-8423)
- María Isabel Cusicanqui
- Rosa Montesinos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9342-8756)
- Maria Fernanda Ore‐Gomez
- Diego Bustamante‐Paytan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1073-1961)
- Juan Carlos Quiroz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2831-7689)
- Belén Custodio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1445-7211)
- Marcio F. Soto‐Añari
- Arturo Jhonny Ruiz‐Yaringaño
Institutions
- Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (BO)
- Institute of Peruvian Studies (PE)
- Universidad Católica San Pablo (PE)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alzheimer s & Dementia
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.093273
- Primary Topic
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00