Journal article
The KICA Screen: The psychometric properties of a shortened version of the KICA (Kimberley Indigenous Cognitive Assessment)
D Logiudice, E Strivens, K Smith, M Stevenson, D Atkinson, A Dwyer, N Lautenschlager, OA Almeida, L Flicker
Australasian Journal on Ageing | WILEY | Published : 2011
Abstract
Aim: To describe the development and psychometric properties of the KICA (Kimberley Indigenous Cognitive Assessment) Screen. Methods: A short 10-item version of the KICA, the KICA screen was developed from original data of 363 Aboriginal people. The KICA Screen was subsequently independently validated in a non-random sample of 55 people living in Northern Queensland. Results: In the original sample the KICA Screen showed an optimal cut-point score of 21/22 (out of a score of 25), and resulted in a sensitivity of 95.6% and specificity of 88.6% with AUC of 0.95 (95% CI 0.91-0.98). This cut point was subsequently tested on 55 people living in Northern Queensland, with a sensitivity of 82.4% and..
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Awarded by (Australian) National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Funding Acknowledgements
We thank the residents of the communities of Cape York and the Islands of the Torres Strait, and Jean Little, Judith Groube, Yarrabah Council staff, Yarrabah Primary Health Care Centre, Yarrabah hostel, Cape York Health Service District and the traditional owners and members of The Western Cape Communities, Mapoon, Napranum, Thursday and Badu Island communities, and members of the Steering Committee. Funding for the prevalence study was obtained through (Australian) National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) grants 219194 and 353612. NHMRC had no role in the study design, study implementation, data interpretation or drafting of this paper. The Queensland project was funded by Queensland Health Strengthening Aged Care program.