Reliability of the Chinese Version of the Trail Making Test and Stroop Color and Word Test among Older Adults

IF 0.3 4区医学 Q4 GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY International Journal of Gerontology Pub Date : 2018-12-01 DOI:10.1016/j.ijge.2018.06.003

Ray-Yau Wang , Jun-Hong Zhou , Yuan-Chen Huang , Yea-Ru Yang

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Abstract

Background

Both Trail Making Test (TMT) and Stroop Color and Word Test (SCWT) are the most popular neuropsychological tests for assessing executive function. This study aimed to examine alternate form reliability of the Chinese version of the TMT Part B (C-TMT-B) and test-retest reliability of the Chinese version of the TMT and SCWT among older adults.

Methods

Twenty participants were recruited in the alternate form reliability study and another 20 participants were recruited in the test-retest reliability study. Original version of the TMT-A and TMT-B and the Chinese version of the TMT-B and SCWT were used as the measurement tools. A retest was conducted 3–7 days later to assess its reliability. The reliability of tests was estimated with intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) estimates and their 95% confident intervals.

Results

The alternate form reliability of C-TMT-B was moderate to excellent with ICC of 0.89 and 95% confident interval of 0.63–0.96. Test-retest reliability coefficients for TMT-A, C-TMT-B, C-SCWT with congruous condition, and C-SCWT with incongruous condition were estimated as 0.82, 0.93, 0.91, and 0.91, respectively.

Conclusion

Our findings suggest that the Chinese version of the TMT and SCWT are reliable instruments for measuring executive function among older adults.

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中译本造径测验和Stroop色字测验在老年人中的信度

背景Trail Making Test (TMT)和Stroop Color and Word Test (SCWT)是评估执行功能最常用的神经心理学测试。本研究旨在检验中国版TMT B部分(C-TMT-B)的替代形式信度以及中国版TMT和SCWT在老年人中的重测信度。方法采用交替表信度法和重测信度法分别招募20名和20名被试。测量工具采用原始版TMT-A和TMT-B以及中文版TMT-B和SCWT。3-7天后进行复测以评估其信度。用类内相关系数(ICC)估计值及其95%置信区间估计检验的信度。结果C-TMT-B的替代形式信度为中至优，ICC为0.89,95%可信区间为0.63 ~ 0.96。估计TMT-A、C-TMT-B、C-SCWT具有一致条件和C-SCWT具有不一致条件的重测信度系数分别为0.82、0.93、0.91和0.91。结论本研究结果表明，中文版TMT和SCWT是测量老年人执行功能的可靠工具。

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International Journal of Gerontology 医学-老年医学

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6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal aims to publish original research and review papers on all fields of geriatrics and gerontology, including those dealing with critical care and emergency medicine. The IJGE aims to explore and clarify the medical science and philosophy in all fields of geriatrics and gerontology, including those in the emergency and critical care medicine. The IJGE is determined not only to be a professional journal in gerontology, but also a leading source of information for the developing field of geriatric emergency and critical care medicine. It is a pioneer in Asia. Topics in the IJGE cover the advancement of diagnosis and management in urgent, serious and chronic intractable diseases in later life, preventive medicine, long-term care of disability, ethical issues in the diseased elderly and biochemistry, cell biology, endocrinology, molecular biology, pharmacology, physiology and protein chemistry involving diseases associated with age. We did not limit the territory to only critical or emergency condition inasmuch as chronic diseases are frequently brought about by inappropriate management of acute problems.