1. Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the mild cognitive impairment questionnaire
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Silvia Escribano, María José Cabañero-Martínez, Violeta Clement-Carbonell, Nereida Congost-Maestre, Rosario Ferrer-Cascales, Manuel Fernández-Alcántara, Nicolás Ruiz-Robledillo, Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Psicología de la Salud, Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Enfermería, Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Filología Inglesa, Psicología Aplicada a la Salud y Comportamiento Humano (PSYBHE), Calidad de Vida, Bienestar Psicológico y Salud, Person-centred Care and Health Outcomes Innovation / Atención centrada en la persona e innovación en resultados de salud (PCC-HOI), and Inglés Profesional y Académico (IPA)
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Quality of life ,Male ,Psychometrics ,education ,Population ,Linguistic validation ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Humans ,Cognitive Dysfunction ,Translations ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Cognitive impairment ,General Nursing ,Reliability (statistics) ,Aged ,education.field_of_study ,030504 nursing ,Mild cognitive impairment ,Reproducibility of Results ,Construct validity ,Middle Aged ,Confirmatory factor analysis ,Psychometric properties ,Spain ,Personalidad, Evaluación y Tratamiento Psicológico ,Scale (social sciences) ,Psicología Básica ,Quality of Life ,Enfermería ,Female ,Filología Inglesa ,Factor Analysis, Statistical ,0305 other medical science ,Psychology ,Clinical psychology - Abstract
The prevalence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) has significantly increased in recent years. No specific instruments are available in Spanish for assessing health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) in people with MCI. The aim of this study was to adapt transculturally and validate the mild cognitive impairment questionnaire (MCQ) in Spanish people with MCI. A standardized transcultural adaptation process was carried out, and the structural equivalence of the Spanish version of the scale was examined. In addition, we studied the reliability and construct validity of the instrument. The sample comprised 100 people with MCI, with a mean age of 79.5 years. In a confirmatory factor analysis, we found the instrument had a one‐factor structure and adequate internal consistency. Related to the construct validity, we found meaningful relationships with measures of HRQoL and depression. Our results indicate that the Spanish version of the MCQ is a reliable and valid tool for measuring HRQoL in Spanish patients with MCI. The availability of specific tools, such as the MCQ allows nurses to evaluate new intervention strategies to improve the HRQoL of these patients. Furthermore, this scale can be used by researchers and clinicians to improve the standards of care provided to this population.
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- 2020
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