Noel Myriam, Dumez Kevin, Recher Caroline, Luyat Marion, Dujardin Sophie
Laboratoire Psitec (EA 4072), UFR de psychologie, Université de Lille 3, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France, Hôpital Victor Provo, Service de gériatrie, Roubaix, France.
Laboratoire Psitec (EA 4072), UFR de psychologie, Université de Lille 3, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France.
Geriatr Psychol Neuropsychiatr Vieil. 2014 Dec;12(4):440-7. doi: 10.1684/pnv.2014.0503.
The assessment of episodic memory is a critical aspect of psychometric assessment in elderly people, particularly for the diagnosis of dementia. However, evaluation of episodic memory in these subjects is not easy in subjects with non-native language, different culture, visual impairment or fatigability. To overcome these difficulties, a rapid assessment of episodic memory, the Auto-initiated memory test (MAI test) has been developed. The goal of our research is to validate and standardize this test. To achieve the standards, we included 84 non-demented older participants (74.24±6.9 years). Moreover, we included 171 older participants with cognitive impairment and 33 older participants with Mild cognitive impairment. The results showed that the MAI test (phase 2 of the test) has good psychometric properties in MCI patients (sensitivity=76%, specificity=100%). Thus it appears to be an useful screening tool for detection of pre-dementia in subjects who are not able to pass usual standard tests of episodic memory.
情景记忆评估是老年人心理测量评估的一个关键方面，特别是对于痴呆症的诊断。然而，在非母语、文化不同、有视力障碍或易疲劳的受试者中，评估这些受试者的情景记忆并非易事。为克服这些困难，已开发出一种情景记忆快速评估方法——自动启动记忆测试（MAI测试）。我们研究的目的是验证并规范该测试。为达到标准，我们纳入了84名非痴呆老年参与者（74.24±6.9岁）。此外，我们纳入了171名有认知障碍的老年参与者和33名有轻度认知障碍的老年参与者。结果显示，MAI测试（测试的第二阶段）在轻度认知障碍患者中具有良好的心理测量特性（敏感性=76%，特异性=100%）。因此，对于无法通过常规情景记忆标准测试的受试者，它似乎是一种检测痴呆前期的有用筛查工具。
