Table 1.
Original KICA and adapted CICA
| Cognitive domain | KICAa | CICAb |
|---|---|---|
| Orientation | “Is this week pension/pay week?” | “What time of day is it?” |
| “What time of the year is it now?” | “What time are we in right now; is it spring, summer, fall, or winter?” | |
| “What is the name of the community/place?” | “Do you know where you are right now? What is this place?” | |
| Recognition/naming | “What do you call this?” followed by “What is this one for?” Comb |
“What is the name of this?” “What is the name of these?” “What is the purpose of this?” “What is the purpose of these?” Spoon |
| Cup (pannikin) | No change | |
| Matches | No change | |
| [Items hidden around room for recall by standing and placing items around the room] | [Items hidden around personal space, no standing or moving] | |
| Memory Registration | “Tell me those things I showed you” | “Okay, now tell me what those things were.” |
| Verbal Comprehension | “Shut your eyes” | |
| “First point to the sky and then point to the ground.” | “Pick up this piece of paper, fold it once, and give it back to me.” | |
| Verbal Fluency | “Tell me the names of all the animals that people hunt.” Acceptable prompts: “Anymore? What about in the air? In the water?” |
“Next we will ask you to name as many animals as you can in one minute, wild animals or domesticated animals.” [start written record] Acceptable prompts after 15 seconds: “Are you able to think of any other animals? How about birds? How about fish?” |
| Object Recall | “Where did I put the ≤item from naming≥?” | No change |
| Visual Naming | “I’ll show you some pictures. You tell me what they are. Remember these pictures for later on” [line drawing displayed] “What’s this?” Boy |
“I will show you some drawings, like this leaf. (Point to example drawing). Tell me what is drawn. Your task is to remember these. I will ask you one other time. What is drawn here?” Tree |
| Emu | Flower | |
| Billy/fire | Kettle/tea kettle | |
| Crocodile | Bird | |
| Bicycle | Horse “Remember, I will ask about these one other time.” |
|
| Frontal/Executive Function | “Look at this. Now you copy it.” (alternating crosses and circles) | “Copy these letters that you see here on this piece of paper.” |
| Free and Cued Recall | Free recall: “You remember those pictures I showed you? What were those pictures? Tell me.” Cued recall: “Which one did I show you before? One of three pictures.” |
Free recall: “Do you remember those drawings I showed you? In any order, tell me what was drawn.” Cued recall: “Choose the one I showed you first, like the leaf [point to example drawing].” |
| Praxis | “Open this bottle and pour water into this cup” | “I have already loosened this small bottle. Pour however much you want into the small cup.” |
| “Show me how to use a comb.” | “Show me how to use this spoon.” |
Note: CICA = Canadian Indigenous Cognitive Assessment; KICA = Kimberly Indigenous Cognitive Assessment.
a LoGiudice et al. (2004), see https://www.perkins.org.au/wacha/our-research/indigenous/kica/ for a copy of KICA-Cog. bItems represent the final version. For the interim items in pilot Test 1, see text description.