Validation of the Sinhala version of the Repeatable Battery for Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS)

Suraweera, Chathurie; Anandakumar, D; Dahanayake, Dulangi; Subendran, M; Perera, Uditha; Hanwella, Raveen; Silva, Varuni de

doi:10.4038/cmj.v61i4.8383

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“…Another brief report on a study among a group of older adults (n = 50) aged 60-85 reported that 66% demonstrated mild to severe cognitive deficits and 44% of older people demonstrated moderate to severe cognitive deficits according to the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) [48]. However, this brief report does that biochemical screening and neuro-imaging tests such as a computerised tomography (CT) scan and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan are used for the detection of dementia types and to exclude other causes [42].…”

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Dementia Research Activity in Sri Lanka: A Review

Abhayasinghe¹,

Dissanayake²,

Benjamin³

et al. 2020

J Neurodegener Disord

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Background and IntroductionAs a result of the global rise in life expectancy, dementia has become a major global health concern; it is considered to be one of the most burdensome conditions of later life and many older adults will experience and live with dementia in the future [1][2][3][4]. Out of the diseases labelled as a global burden, dementia contributes to 11.2% of disability in people aged 60 and older [5], more so than many other common conditions, including stroke, musculoskeletal disorders, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer. Whilst the number of older adults with dementia across regions and countries show a clear increase over time, differences in prevalence rates have been reported across regions [6,7]. A Delphi consensus study among international dementia experts reported that 60% of

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“…The majority of the studies included in this review were instrument validations. There were eight studies on translating and validating of dementia screening tools [32,[34][35][37][38]42].…”

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Dementia Research Activity in Sri Lanka: A Review

Abhayasinghe¹,

Dissanayake²,

Benjamin³

et al. 2020

J Neurodegener Disord

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“…It can also be used to measure cognitive profiles of the normal population, which is an added advantage. The RBANS has been culturally adapted and validated to Sinhala and used to measure the cognitive status of normal adults (21). The Tamil translation of RBANS is available.…”

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Rating scales validated for Sri Lankan populations: an update

Suraweera

Yasira²,

Silva

et al. 2020

Sri Lanka J. Psyc.

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Rating scales are widely used in psychiatric practice to screen, diagnose, monitor symptoms, and for research purposes. Most scales utilized in psychiatry have been formulated in the West. Many rating scales are limited with regards to local use, as they have not been culturally adapted and validated to the Sri Lankan setting. We searched all relevant publications in journals indexed in PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar and dissertations in the Registry of Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo to identify relevant articles containing details on validation and adaption of rating scales for the Sri Lankan setting. We identified 31 scales validated for use in Sri Lanka.

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“…These advantages include the following : short administration time, co-normed index scores, inclusion of a summary score, and availability of four alternate forms 26) . These advantages allow the standardization and use of this assessment tool in several countries with various languages 5,6,33,37) . However, Korea has adapted this assessment tool relatively late, and several study results have already reported that the factor structure suggested by the original version does not match the composition of the index scores 35) .…”

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The Korean Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status-Update : Psychiatric and Neurosurgery Patient Sample Validity

Park

Koo

Kim

et al. 2021

J Korean Neurosurg Soc

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This study aimed to validate the Korean version of the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status Update (K-RBANS). Methods : We performed a retrospective analysis of 283 psychiatric and neurosurgery patients. To investigate the convergent validity of the K-RBANS, correlation analyses were performed for other intelligence and neuropsychological test results. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to test a series of alternative plausible models of the K-RBANS. To analyze the various capabilities of the K-RBANS, we compared the area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves (AUC). Results : Significant correlations were observed, confirming the convergent validity of the K-RBANS among the Total Scale Index (TSI) and indices of the K-RBANS and indices of intelligence (r=0.47-0.81; p<0.001) and other neuropsychological tests at moderate and above significance (r=0.41-0.63; p<0.001). Additionally, the results testing the construct validity of the K-RBANS showed that the second-order factor structure model (model 2, similar to an original factor structure of RBANS), which includes a first-order factor comprising five index scores (immediate memory, visuospatial capacity, language, attention, delayed memory) and one higher-order factor (TSI), was statistically acceptable. The comparative fit index (CFI) (CFI, 0.949) values and the goodness of fit index (GFI) (GFI, 0.942) values higher than 0.90 indicated an excellent fit. The root mean squared error of approximation (RMSEA) (RMSEA, 0.082) was considered an acceptable fit. Additionally, the factor structure of model 2 was found to be better and more valid than the other model in χ 2 values (Δχ 2 =7.69, p<0.05). In the ROC analysis, the AUCs of the TSI and five indices were 0.716-0.837, and the AUC of TSI (AUC, 0.837; 95% confidence interval, 0.760-0.896) was higher than the AUCs of the other indices. The sensitivity and specificity of TSI were 77.66% and 78.12%, respectively. Conclusion : The overall results of this study suggest that the K-RBANS may be used as a valid tool for the brief screening of neuropsychological patients in Korea.

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Validation of the Sinhala version of the Repeatable Battery for Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS)

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Dementia Research Activity in Sri Lanka: A Review

Dementia Research Activity in Sri Lanka: A Review

Rating scales validated for Sri Lankan populations: an update

The Korean Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status-Update : Psychiatric and Neurosurgery Patient Sample Validity

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