Cross-cultural adaptation, reliability, and validity of the BICAMS in Brazil

Carina T. Spedo; Seth E. Frndak; Vanessa D. Marques; Maria P. Foss; Danilo A. Pereira; Lucas De F. Carvalho; Carlos T. Guerreiro; Rodrigo M. Conde; Tatiana Fusco; Ana J. Pereira; Silvana B. Gaino; Ricardo B. Garcia; Ralph H.B. Benedict; Amilton A. Barreira

doi:10.1080/13854046.2015.1093173

Cross-cultural adaptation, reliability, and validity of the BICAMS in Brazil

Carina T. Spedo
, Seth E. Frndak
, Vanessa D. Marques
, Maria P. Foss
, Danilo A. Pereira
, Lucas De F. Carvalho
, Carlos T. Guerreiro
, Rodrigo M. Conde
, Tatiana Fusco
, Ana J. Pereira
, Silvana B. Gaino
, Ricardo B. Garcia
, Ralph H.B. Benedict
, Amilton A. Barreira

Neurology

Universidade de São Paulo
SUNY Buffalo
São Paulo
Universidade São Francisco
Federal University of the Recôncavo Baiano (UFRB)

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Abstract

Objective: To investigate the reliability and validity of a Brazilian-Portuguese adaptation of the Brief International Cognitive Assessment for Multiple Sclerosis (BICAMS). Method: A Brazilian sample of 58 multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and 58 healthy controls (HC) were administered the Brazilian-Portuguese BICAMS test battery, comprising the Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT), California Verbal Learning Test Second Edition (CVLT2), and the Brief Visuospatial Memory Test Revised (BVMTR). Mean differences between groups on BICAMS tests were assessed using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), controlling for age, gender, education, anxiety, and depression. Test-retest data were obtained from 49 of the MS patients, two weeks after the initial assessment. Results: The MS patient group scored significantly lower on all BICAMS tests (CVLT2 F^1,110 = 28.99, p <.001; BVMTR F^1,110 = 7.77, p <.01; SDMT F^1,110 = 21.09, p <.001). Mixed-factor ANCOVAs tested differences in learning curves across trials for CVLT2 and BVMTR. HCs had significantly steeper learning curves on both CVLT2 (F^1,111 = 10.82, p <.01) and BVMTR (F^1,110 = 7.816, p <.01). These findings support diagnostic validity of the Brazilian-Portuguese adaptation. Test-retest reliability was satisfactory for SDMT, CVLT2, and BVMTR (.86,.84, and.77, respectively). Conclusion: The results suggest that this Brazilian version of the BICAMS will be a valid and reliable measure once complete normative data become available.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	836-846
Number of pages	11
Journal	Clinical Neuropsychologist
Volume	29
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13854046.2015.1093173
State	Published - Aug 18 2015

Keywords

BICAMS
Cognitive Assessment
Cultural Adaptation
Multiple Sclerosis
Neuropsychological Testing

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Spedo, C. T., Frndak, S. E., Marques, V. D., Foss, M. P., Pereira, D. A., Carvalho, L. D. F., Guerreiro, C. T., Conde, R. M., Fusco, T., Pereira, A. J., Gaino, S. B., Garcia, R. B., Benedict, R. H. B., & Barreira, A. A. (2015). Cross-cultural adaptation, reliability, and validity of the BICAMS in Brazil. Clinical Neuropsychologist, 29(6), 836-846. https://doi.org/10.1080/13854046.2015.1093173

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