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CHINESE VERSION OF THE BAYLOR PROFOUND MENTAL STATUS EXAMINATION: A BRIEF STAGING MEASURE FOR PATIENTS WITH SEVERE ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
X. Fu, W. Yu, M. Ke, X. Wang, J. Zhang, T. Luo, P.J. Massman, R.S. Doody, Y. Lü
J Prev Alz Dis 2021;2(8):175-180
BACKGROUND: A specialized instrument for assessing the cognition of patients with severe Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is needed in China.
Objectives: To validate the Chinese version of the Baylor Profound Mental Status Examination (BPMSE-Ch).
Design: The BPMSE is a simplified scale which has proved to be a reliable and valid tool for evaluating patients with moderate to severe AD, it is worthwhile to extend the use of it to Chinese patients with AD.
Setting: Patients were assessed from the Memory Clinic Outpatient.
Participants: All participants were diagnosed as having probable AD by assessment.
Measurements: The BPMSE was translated into Chinese and back translated. The BPMSE-Ch was administered to 102 AD patients with a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score below 17. We assessed the internal consistency, reliability, and construct validity between the BPMSE-Ch and MMSE, Severe Impairment Battery (SIB), Global Deterioration Scale (GDS-1), Geriatric Depression Scale(GDS-2), Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL), Physical Self-Maintenance Scale (PSMS), Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) and Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR).
Results: The BPMSE-Ch showed good internal consistency (α = 0.87); inter-rater and test-retest reliability were both excellent, ranging from 0.91 to 0.99. The construct validity of the measure was also supported by significant correlations with MMSE, SIB. Moreover, as expected, the BMPSE-Ch had a lower floor effect than the MMSE, but a ceiling effect existed for patients with MMSE scores above 11.
Conclusions: The BPMSE-Ch is a reliable and valid tool for evaluating cognitive function in Chinese patients with severe AD.
CITATION:
X. Fu ; W. Yu ; M. Ke ; X. Wang ; J. Zhang ; T. Luo ; P.J. Massman ; R.S. Doody ; Y. Lü (2020): Chinese Version of the Baylor Profound Mental Status Examination: A Brief Staging Measure for Patients with Severe Alzheimer’s Disease. The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease (JPAD). http://dx.doi.org/10.14283/jpad.2020.72