Characterising Language Experience and Acculturation: The factor structure of the <i>CLEAr‐Q</i> , a questionnaire to improve the cognitive assessment of culturally and linguistically diverse older adults

The present study demonstrates the utility of the CLEAr-Q in characterising the diversity in linguistic and acculturation variables in an Australian CALD sample. Our results also inform item selection for a streamlined version of the CLEAr-Q. The factor structure provides evidence for the interwoven relationship between linguistic and acculturation variables and supports the need for a comprehensive tool, rather than simple proxies, to understand the influence of cultural and linguistic diversity on cognitive assessment. In future work we will investigate the relative importance of the four CLEAr-Q factors in predicting cognitive performance, which is expected to improve diagnostic accuracy of current neuropsychological measures in assessing cognitive impairment and dementia in older adults from CALD backgrounds.