Culturally adapted cognitive assessment tool for Indigenous communities in Brazil: Content, construct, and criterion validity.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Initial dementia prevalence estimates have revealed a significant burden of the disease in Indigenous communities in Amazonas, Brazil. However, the need for culturally adapted cognitive tools poses a critical challenge when assessing cognitive performance in these communities. This study addressed this issue by culturally adapting and providing validity indicators for the Brazilian Indigenous Cognitive Assessment (BRICA) tool in Manaus, Brazil's urban multiethnic Indigenous community.

Methods

Using a three-stage process and a stakeholder-engaged approach, the BRICA tool was culturally adapted in an urban multiethnic Indigenous community from Manaus, Brazil. The content validity index (CVI) examined inter-rater concordance between experts, while criterion and con

SUBMITTER: Bezerra CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11066414 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature