Table 2.
Neuropsychological assessment and MCI diagnostic methods in Latinx individuals
Cohort | Study | Method for selection of language of assessment | Translation/adaptation | MCI diagnosis method | Normative data source | Normative data included Hispanics |
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1Florida ADRC | Duara et al. 2019 | Patient preference | Cited published Spanish translations | Consensus with NACC D1 classification protocol | Cited normative data for Spanish translations | Yes |
Florida ADRC, Miami Beach | Rosselli et al., 2019 | Patient preference | NR | Clinician diagnosis. Impaired scores ≥ 1.5 SD below normal | NR | Assumed yes; reported that norms were corrected by age, education, and language |
FRONTIER | Johnson et al., 2013 | NR | NR | Clinical consensus | NR | No |
Johnson et al., 2014 | NR | NR | Clinical consensus assumed but not specified in this paper. MCI generally considered when test scores were ≥ 1.5 SD below the mean. | Publisher's norms NHW; unpublished local norms for English- and Spanish-speaking Hispanics | Yes | |
FRONTIER, HABLE, TARCC | Johnson et al., 2015 | NR | NR | Clinical consensus | NR | NR |
FRONTIER, TARCC | O’Bryant, Johnson, Reisch, et al., 2013 | Patient preference | NR | Clinical consensus | (Ivnik et al., 1992) | No |
FRONTIER, TARCC | O’Bryant, Johnson, Balldin, et al., 2013 | Patient preference | NR | Clinical consensus | Ivnik et al. (1992) | No |
HABLE | Johnson et al., 2016 | NR | NR | Clinical consensus. MCI generally considered when test scores were ≥ 1.5 SD below the mean. | NR | NR |
Johnson et al., 2017 | Patient preference | NR | Clinical consensus | Unpublished local norms for English and Spanish-speaking Hispanics | Yes | |
Johnson et al., 2019 | Patient preference | NR | Clinical consensus. Impairment considered if test was ≥ 1.5 SD below age- and education-adjusted norms. | (O’Bryant et al., 2018) | Yes | |
Szerlip et al., 2015 | Patient preference | NR | Clinical consensus. Impairment considered if test was ≥ 1.5 SD below age- and education-adjusted norms. | Unpublished local norms for English and Spanish-speaking Hispanics | Yes | |
NACC | Mcclendon et al., 2009 | NR | NR | Clinician diagnosis | NR | NR |
Milani et al., 2018 | NR | NR | Clinician diagnosis | NR | NR | |
Pandya et al., 2017 | NR | NR | Clinician diagnosis | (Shirk et al., 2011) | No (4.2% Hispanic in normative sample) | |
NYU ADC | Guerrero-Berroa et al., 2014 | Patient preference | NR | Clinical consensus | Unclear; referenced (De Santi et al., 2008)(89% White, ethnicity NR); also referenced normative data for Wechsler for Spanish speakers | Y, reported as available for WAIS only (EIWA-III, Spain); referenced US validation study |
Predictors 3 | Stern et al., 2017 | Patient opinion of best performance | Translated and back-translated by a committee of Spanish speakers from Cuba, Puerto Rico, Spain, and the Dominican Republic. | Clinical consensus | Source NR; describes age-, education-, ethnicity, and sex-corrected scores from WHICAP (Manly et al. (2005) assumed). | Yes |
SPS3 | Dhamoon et al. 2015 | NR | NR | Algorithm; Impairment z ≤ −1·5 in at least 1 test domain; per Jacova et al. (2012) | Unclear; references methods from Jacova et al. (2012); (Englishspeaking sample) | No (if consistent with Jacova et al. (2012) |
Jacova et al., 2015 | NR | Reported published and validated Spanish test versions with references. | Algorithm: Impairment on each test identified with z-score ≤ −1·5. Tests grouped into domains using PCA. MCI designation if impairment in ≥1 domain. | Yes; varied | Yes, for most tests | |
Pearce et al., 2014 | NR | NR | Algorithm: impairment defined as score of ≥1.5 SD below the mean. | Cited Jacova et al. (2012) | No, if consistent with Jacova et al. (2012) | |
SPRINT | Williamson et al., 2019 | NR | Reported that validated Spanish translations were used when available; otherwise translated and back-translated | Expert adjudication panel | NR | NR |
TARCC | Bryant et al., 2013 | NR | NR | Clinical consensus | Ivnik et al. (1992) | No (0.2% Hispanic in normative sample) |
Royall & Palmer, 2013 | NR | NR | NR in this paper (clinical consensus reported in other TARCC papers) | NR | NR | |
Royall et al., 2014 | NR | NR | NR in this paper (clinical consensus reported in other TARCC papers) | NR | NR | |
Royall & Palmer, 2016 | NR | NR | NR in this paper (clinical consensus reported in other TARCC papers) | NR | NR | |
Royall & Palmer, 2017 | NR | NR | Clinical consensus | NR; notes that norms for MA are not available for many tests | NR | |
Salazar et al., 2014 | Patient opinion of best performance | NR | Clinical consensus | NR | NR | |
Salazar et al., 2016 | Patient opinion of best performance | NR | Clinical consensus | Ivnik et al. (1992) | No (0.2% Hispanic in normative sample) | |
UC Davis ADC | DeCarli et al., 2008 | NR | NR | Clinical consensus. Must perform <10th percentile (age and education adjusted) in at least 1 cognitive domain. | NR | NR |
Early et al., 2013 | Patient opinion of best performance | NR | Clinical consensus. Must perform <10th percentile (age and education adjusted) in at least 1 cognitive domain. | NR | NR | |
Farias et al., 2005 | Patient preference if bilingual | Psychometric ally matched with IRT (SENAS) | Clinical consensus; test score < 10th percentile (demographically adjusted) | (Mungas et al., 2004) | Yes | |
Farias et al., 2009 | NR | NR | Clinical consensus. impairment considered as approximately 1.5 SD below age- corrected norms; considering education and occupational background. | NR | NR | |
Hinton et al., 2010 | NR | NR | Clinical consensus | NR | NR | |
Miller et al., 2015 | NR | NR | “Standard criteria” | NR, but (Weintraub et al., 2009) referenced (non-Hispanic norms). | NR | |
WHICAP | Blum et al., 2012 | Patient’s opinion of best performance (per Stern et al., 1992) | Translated & back-translated | NR; Manly et al. (2005) assumed | NR | NR |
Devanand et al., 2010 | Patient’s opinion of best performance (per Manly et al., 2005) | Translated & back-translated | Clinical consensus*; 1.5 SD normative cut-off for impairment | Manly et al. (2005) | Yes | |
Gu et al., 2015 | Patient’s opinion of best performance (per Manly et al., 2005) | Translated & back-translated | Clinical consensus*; 1.5 SD normative cut-off for impairment | Manly et al. (2005) | yes | |
Luchsinger et al., 2007 | Patient’s opinion of best performance (per Manly et al., 2005) | Translated & back-translated | Clinical consensus*; 1.5 SD normative cut-off for impairment | Manly et al. (2005) | Yes | |
Manly et al., 2005 | Patient’s opinion of best performance | Translated & back-translated | Clinical consensus*; 1.5 SD normative cut-off for impairment | Local, robust norms, based on age, education, sex, and ethnicity | Yes | |
Manly et al., 2008 | Patient’s opinion of best performance | Translated & back-translated | Clinical consensus*; 1.5 SD normative cut-off for impairment | Manly et al. (2005) | Yes | |
Manly et al., 2011 | Patient’s opinion of best performance | Translated & back-translated | Clinical consensus*; 1.5 SD normative cut-off for impairment | Manly et al. (2005) | Yes | |
Rizvi et al., 2018 | Patient preference | Translated & back-translated | Clinical consensus*; 1.5 SD normative cut-off for impairment | Manly et al. (2005) | Yes | |
Scarmeas et al., 2009 | NR | Translated & back-translated | Clinical consensus*; 1.5 SD normative cut-off for impairment) | Manly et al. (2005) | Yes | |
Zahodne et al., 2013 | NR | Translated and back-translated | Clinical consensus*; 1.5 SD normative cut-off for impairment | Manly et al., (2005) | Yes | |
Women's Health Initiative- Memory Study | Goveas et al., 2016 | NR | NR | Neurologist diagnosis | NR | NR |
Note: ADC = Alzheimer’s Disease Center. ADRC = Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. AMNART = American National Adult Reading Test. FRONTIER = Facing Rural Obstacles to Healthcare Now Through Intervention, Education & Research. HABLE =Health & Aging Brain among Latino Elders. NA = not applicable. NACC = National Alzheimer’s Disease Coordinating Center. NR = Not reported. NYU ADC = New York University Alzheimer’s Disease Center. SENAS = Spanish and English Neuropsychological Assessment Scales. SPS3 = The Secondary Prevention of Small Subcortical Strokes study. TARCC = Texas Alzheimer’s Research and Care Consortium. WAT = Word Accentuation Test. WHICAP = Washington Heights-Inwood Columbia Aging Project (WHICAP). WRAT = Wide Range Achievement Test.
Cited previous paper describing cohort as Mexican American.
Cited previous paper describing cohort as Caribbean Hispanic.
Diagnosis of dementia was ruled out through consensus conference
MCI classification was then performed through algorithm