Developing guidelines for the translation and cultural adaptation of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment: scoping review and qualitative synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ethnic minorities in countries such as the UK are at increased risk of dementia or minor cognitive impairment. Despite this, cognitive tests used to provide a timely diagnosis for these conditions demonstrate performance bias in these groups, because of cultural context. They require adaptation that accounts for language and culture beyond translation. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is one such test that has been adapted for multiple cultures.

Aims

We followed previously used methodology for culturally adapting cognitive tests to develop guidelines for translating and culturally adapting the MoCA.

Method

We conducted a scoping review of publications on different versions of the MoCA. We extracted their translation and cultural adaptation procedure

SUBMITTER: Khan G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8811786 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature