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Screening for Alzheimer's disease in low-educated or illiterate older adults in...
Ortega,Luciane de Fátima Viola; Aprahamian,Ivan; Borges,Marcus Kiiti; Cação,João de Castilho; Yassuda,Mônica SanchesABSTRACT Cognitive screening instruments are influenced by education and/or culture. In Brazil, as illiteracy and low education rates are high, it is necessary to identify the screening tools with the highest diagnostic accuracy for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Objective: To identify the cognitive screening instruments applied in the Brazilian population with greater accuracy, to detect AD in individuals with a lo...
Validity and reliability of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Australian ...
Borges,Marcus Kiiti; Jacinto,Alessandro Ferrari; Citero,Vanessa AlbuquerqueAbstract The ANU-ADRI is a self-report tool that assesses risk for Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). Objective: To validate an adapted Portuguese version of this instrument and to carry out the reliability Test-Retest of the ANU-ADRI in Brazil. Methods: In this longitudinal study, the sample was formed (n=100) by two groups (A and B): each comprising 50 patients assisted by GPs (general practitioners) or specialists in...
Decision Making assessed by the Iowa Gambling Task and Major Depressive Disorde...
Siqueira,Alaise Silva Santos de; Flaks,Mariana Kneese; Biella,Marina Maria; Mauer,Sivan; Borges,Marcus Kiiti; Aprahamian,IvanAbstract Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) can occur in parallel with cognitive impairment. The search for a neuropsychological profile of depression has been pursued in the last two decades. However, scant research has been done on executive functions and decision-making ability (DM). Objective: To perform a systematic review of the evidence of DM performance evaluated using the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) in adult...
Cross-cultural adaptation of the "Australian National University Alzheimer's Di...
Borges,Marcus Kiiti; Jacinto,Alessandro Ferrari; Citero,Vanessa de AlbuquerqueABSTRACT Alzheimer's disease (AD) represents a major public health problem and it is therefore crucial that modifiable risk factors be known prior to onset of dementia in late-life. The "Australian National University - Alzheimer's Disease Risk Index" (ANU-ADRI) is one of the potential tools for primary prevention of the disease. Objective: The aim of this study was to devise an adapted version of the ANU-ADRI ...