Tunisian version of the brief international cognitive assessment for multiple sclerosis: Validation and normative values.
BICAMS
Cognition
Multiple sclerosis
Tunisian
Validation
Journal
Multiple sclerosis and related disorders
ISSN: 2211-0356
Titre abrégé: Mult Scler Relat Disord
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101580247
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Feb 2022
Feb 2022
Historique:
received:
11
07
2021
revised:
30
11
2021
accepted:
01
12
2021
pubmed:
21
12
2021
medline:
3
3
2022
entrez:
20
12
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The Brief International cognitive assessment for Multiple sclerosis (BICAMS) is a specific batterie used to identify cognitive impairment in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in a reliable and easy way. To date, for the Arabic-speaking Tunisian MS patients, there is no consensus for the use of specific cognitive batteries in MS. The aim of our work was to develop and validate the Tunisian version of the BICAMS (T-BICAMS) and to determine our own normative values. Patients diagnosed with MS and followed up in the department of Neurology of Razi Hospital were recruited and matched to healthy controls according to age, sex and educational level. T-BICAMS validity was established by comparing MS and healthy controls for symbol digit modalities test (SDMT), brief visual memory test (BVMT-R) and Tunisian verbal learning tests (TVLT) which was used instead of the California verbal learning test (CVLT-II). The 104 MS patients and 104 healthy controls were comparable for age, sex and educational level. The MS group exhibited lower performances in all T-BICAMS domains compared to healthy controls: SDMT (x003Dp<10 The current study has established the BICAMS as a valid and reliable tool for the identification of cognitive impairment in the Tunisian MS population.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
The Brief International cognitive assessment for Multiple sclerosis (BICAMS) is a specific batterie used to identify cognitive impairment in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in a reliable and easy way. To date, for the Arabic-speaking Tunisian MS patients, there is no consensus for the use of specific cognitive batteries in MS.
OBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
The aim of our work was to develop and validate the Tunisian version of the BICAMS (T-BICAMS) and to determine our own normative values.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
METHODS
Patients diagnosed with MS and followed up in the department of Neurology of Razi Hospital were recruited and matched to healthy controls according to age, sex and educational level. T-BICAMS validity was established by comparing MS and healthy controls for symbol digit modalities test (SDMT), brief visual memory test (BVMT-R) and Tunisian verbal learning tests (TVLT) which was used instead of the California verbal learning test (CVLT-II).
RESULTS
RESULTS
The 104 MS patients and 104 healthy controls were comparable for age, sex and educational level. The MS group exhibited lower performances in all T-BICAMS domains compared to healthy controls: SDMT (x003Dp<10
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
The current study has established the BICAMS as a valid and reliable tool for the identification of cognitive impairment in the Tunisian MS population.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34929452
pii: S2211-0348(21)00710-0
doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2021.103444
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
103444Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021. Published by Elsevier B.V.