Measurement and structural invariance of a neuropsychological battery among Middle Eastern/North African, Black, and White older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

There is a lack of guidance on common neuropsychological measures among Arabic speakers and individuals who identify as Middle Eastern/North African (MENA) in the United States. This study evaluated measurement and structural invariance of a neuropsychological battery across race/ethnicity (MENA, Black, White) and language (Arabic, English).

Method

Six hundred six older adults (128 MENA-English, 74 MENA-Arabic, 207 Black, 197 White) from the Detroit Area Wellness Network were assessed via telephone. Multiple-group confirmatory factor analyses examined four indicators corresponding to distinct cognitive domains: episodic memory (Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease [CERAD] Word List), language (Animal Fluency), attention (Montreal Cognitive Ass

SUBMITTER: Zahodne LB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10544699 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature