Measuring Visuospatial Ability in Low‐Literacy Older Adults: A Comparison of the Constructional Praxis and Stick Design Tests in Rural South Africa
SDT outperformed CP in acceptability and demonstrated lower sensitivity to education. Convergent validity findings suggest that SDT may be a robust and culturally adaptable measure for assessing visuospatial functioning in older populations, especially in low-resource settings.
Authors
- Sarah Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5497-9638)
- Adam M. Brickman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5125-8226)
- Darina T. Bassil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2251-0613)
- Muqi Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7081-5158)
- Jennifer J. Manly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9481-7497)
- Meagan T. Farrell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4507-4017)
- Nomsa Mahlalehla
- Lisa Berkman
Institutions
- NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- New York Hospital Queens (US)
- IQVIA (United States) (US)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alzheimer s & Dementia
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.093097
- Primary Topic
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00