Cross-cultural functional assessment for dementia: A commentary
<b>Conclusions:</b> Functional assessments must balance cultural specificity with broad applicability to ensure accurate dementia detection across diverse populations. Identifying transcultural markers of functional decline, engaging local communities, and systematically adapting tools through rigorous validation will enhance their diagnostic utility. A culturally inclusive approach to functional assessment can reduce disparities in dementia diagnosis and care worldwide.
Authors
- Julia C. Daugherty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1221-4394)
- Jessica Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7074-3032)
- Sanne Franzen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4461-5109)
- T. Rune Nielsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8128-2294)
- Vaitsa Giannouli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2176-8986)
- Inmaculada Ibáñez-Casas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1007-8966)
- Clara Calia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2505-6361)
- Simone Pomati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8930-6361)
- Magda Jordão (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2108-2677)
- Anna J. Dreyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1230-3431)
- Pauline Narme (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6912-2079)
- Tamlyn Watermeyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8232-5305)
- Naaheed Mukadam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8635-9521)
- Freddie O’Donald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6761-609X)
- A Alvarez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9427-3779)
- Marco Canevelli
Institutions
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid (ES)
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Stockholm University (SE)
- Universidad de Granada (ES)
- Université Paris Cité (FR)
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (GR)
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Istituto Superiore di Sanità (IT)
- NHS Tayside (GB)
- Erasmus MC (NL)
- Copenhagen University Hospital (DK)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Hospital Clínico San Carlos (ES)
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri (IT)
- Alzheimer Scotland (GB)
- National Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (IT)
- University of Clermont Auvergne (FR)
- Laboratoire de Psychologie Sociale et Cognitive (FR)
- National Institute of Health (AM)
- Laboratoire Mémoire et Cognition (FR)
- UK Dementia Research Institute (GB)
- NIHR Queen Square Dementia Biomedical Research Unit (GB)
- Centre de recherche cerveau et cognition (FR)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- Leeds Beckett University (GB)
- Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Clinical Neuropsychologist
- Published
- 2025-08-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13854046.2025.2543913
- Primary Topic
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Biogen
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- ZonMw
- Ministero della Salute