Assessment and diagnosis of dementia in Hispanic and non-Hispanic white outpatients
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Article Title | Assessment and diagnosis of dementia in Hispanic and non-Hispanic white outpatients |
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ERA Journal ID | 16157 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Sayegh, Philip (Author) and Knight, Bob G. (Author) |
Journal Title | The Gerontologist |
Gerontologist | |
Journal Citation | 53 (5), pp. 760-769 |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | 2013 |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 0016-9013 |
1758-5341 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gns190 |
Web Address (URL) | http://gerontologist.oxfordjournals.org/content/53/5/760.short |
Abstract |
Design and Methods: Our sample included 444 Hispanic and 444 (randomly selected from 11,081) NHW outpatients diagnosed with normal cognition or dementia at their initial evaluations. We tested for significant ethnic-group differences in dementia diagnosis predictors using NP and the 2 informant reports, covarying for age, sex, and education. Results: When using ethnic group–specific norms, NP and functional abilities predicted diagnosis in both groups with no significant differences but BPS was only significant in Hispanics. When using combined ethnic group norms, the only major difference was that BPS approached but did not meet statistical significance in Hispanics. Implications: Clinicians may be aware of the limitations of NP and may thus be informally adjusting their overall impressions of patients’ NP among Hispanics and weighing certain tests differentially across ethnic groups when assessing dementia. Though these approaches may be aimed at reducing misdiagnosis, their effectiveness is questionable and they may be driving systematic differences in diagnosis within and across ethnicities. In addition, informant-reported functional abilities may be less sensitive to ethnicity-related influences and represent an important, ethnically neutral area in dementia assessment. The predictive value of informant-reported BPS in the diagnostic process across ethnic groups warrants further attention. |
Keywords | ethnicity; Latino/a; neuropsychology; functional Assessment questionnaire; neuropsychiatric inventory questionnaire |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 320210. Geriatrics and gerontology |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Southern California, United States |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q3324/assessment-and-diagnosis-of-dementia-in-hispanic-and-non-hispanic-white-outpatients
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