Normative Scores for Malayalam Cognitive Screening Test Battery among Older Adults in Kerala, India

• Published in: Annals of the Indian Academy of Neurology Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 44 - 53
• Main Authors: Radhakrishnan, Priya Jyothishmathy, Raghunath, Sreelakshmi Pallipurath, Mohan, Devi, Rajan, Reeja, Iype, Thomas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.01.2023; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd; Wolters Kluwer - Medknow; Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
• Subjects: aged; Cognition; Cognitive ability; developing countries; Hearing loss; india; Malayalam language; Mental health surveys; Methods; Neuroimaging; Neuropsychological tests; Older people; Original; Psychosis; Testing; Translations and translating; India; Kerala India; Aged; neuropsychological tests; cognition; developing countries; India

Many neuropsychological tests are primarily developed in high-income countries, and normative data are not readily available for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We need culturally appropriate cognitive screening tests for India. Hence, we decided to translate the Hindi cognitive screening...