Developing A Cantonese Version Of Birmingham Cognitive Screen For Stroke Survivors In Hong Kong

Keywords

adult; age; assessment; cognitive impairments; communication; cultural/linguistic; delays/disorders; disorders; diversity; exceptionalities; language; language/linguistics; stroke

Abstract

The Birmingham Cognitive Screen (BCoS) is a neuropsychological battery designed to assess impairment to a variety of cognitive domains including language in patients with brain injuries. Twenty-two stroke participants and 16 gender-, age-, and education-matched controls were recruited in Hong Kong. The stroke participants were administered HK-BCoS as well as standardized batteries of cognitive and language functions validated for the Cantonese-speaking population in Hong Kong, including the Cantonese version of the Western Aphasia Battery, Cantonese Mini-Mental State Examination, and the Hong Kong–Montreal Cognitive Assessment. Results showed that HK-BCoS demonstrated good concurrent validity with all standardized batteries. HK-BCoS could discriminate between cognitive impairments in stroke patients and normal participants. Furthermore, HK-BCoS was found to have excellent intrarater and interrater reliabilities, good test–retest reliability, and fair split-half reliability as judged according to international criteria. In sum, HK-BCoS is a valid and reliable tool for assessing cognitive processing in Cantonese speakers in Hong Kong.

Publication Date

5-1-2018

Publication Title

Communication Disorders Quarterly

Volume

39

Issue

3

Number of Pages

387-401

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/1525740117720382

Socpus ID

85045264477 (Scopus)

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https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85045264477

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