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. 2025 Sep 18;15(9):e097390. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-097390

Table 3. Correlation between BECSI and QCSS-E, NPI-Q and CNT scores.

Index QCSS-E NPI-Q PSM BB WC TMT
Memory function −0.428** 0.218** −0.400** −0.201** −0.239** −0.340**
Temporal orientation −0.160** 0.070** −0.175** −0.077** −0.005 −0.138**
Verbal function −0.230** 0.175** −0.181** −0.148** −0.178** −0.165**
Execution efficiency −0.222** 0.135** −0.221** 0.142** −0.094** −0.140**
Psychopathological behaviour −0.335** 0.179** −0.295** −0.166** −0.186** −0.282**
BECSI −0.448** 0.242** −0.416** −0.226** −0.241** −0.350**

**p<0.01.

BB, Build Block; BECSI, Brief Elderly Cognitive Screening Inventory; CNT, core neuropsychological test; NPI-Q, Neuropsychiatric Interview; PSM, Picture-Symbol Matching; QCSS‐E, Quick Cognitive Screening Scale for the Elderly; TMT, Trail-Making Test; WC, Word Completion.