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ADAPTATION OF THE BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE COGNITIVE SCREENING TEST IN QUéBEC SIGN LANGUAGE
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Using standardized tests such as the Mini Mental State Examination (Folstein et al., 1975) to assess cognition of deaf persons using sign language lacks validity due to the fact that norms used come from normal hearing individuals (Baker & Baker, 2011). In addition, previous research reported the unreliability of using an interpreter for cognitive evaluation due to language and cultural differences between deaf signers and hearing oral speakers (Hill-Briggs et al., 2007; Dean et al., 2009). According to Atkinson et al. (2015), the assessment tools to evaluate cognitive deficits of older adult deaf signers should be designed in sign language. The aim of this research was to present an adapted version of the British Sign Language Cognitive Screening Test (BSL-CST) in Québec Sign Language (LSQ - used in Québec and part of Ontario). The BSL-CST is a cognitive assessment tool developed in British Sign Language, validated and normed with a British deaf population (Atkinson et al., 2015). The proposed test adapted in LSQ will be presented in a video format. We thus will present the cultural adaptation steps following the protocol of Vallerand (1989) with the considerations of Atkinson et al. (2015). The linguistic adaptation follows the steps of the World Health Organization’s (2016) protocol of adaptation and translation of instruments. Every phase of the adaptation has been validated with a team of deaf signers and French-LSQ expert interpreters. This tool adapted in LSQ, when normed, will represent a valid assessment tool for cognitive deficits of deaf signers using LSQ.
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URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igx004.2810
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6250166/
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