Spanish adaptation of the Comprehensive Aphasia Test (CAT)

Authors: Silvia Martínez Ferreiro, Yina M. Quique, Viviana Alejandra Rodríguez and Carolina Méndez Orellana


Summary by: silvia The author of this summary states they are an author on the original paper

What did the researchers aim to find out?

Create a Spanish version of the Comprehensive Aphasia Test for Spanish-speaking people


Results of the research

A linguistic and cultural adaptation of the original test to Spanish 


What type of research was done?

Test the new Spanish version


Why was the research was done?

Because it is important to have assessment tests that include linguistic and cultural aspects in each language 


What does the research mean for me and others?

More tools to test cognition and language in Spanish-speaking countries.  


What research methods were used?

We followed common rules to create a tool that we tested with control participants


How to obtain the treatment detailed in the research?

Not a treatment study


Background information on the research topic

Tests to assess aphasia in languages other than English are scarce. It is necessary to make tests that represent all the different cultures and languages (especially in Spanish, which is one of the most spoken languages in the world). 


Risks related to the research

None stated


Is the research trustworthy?

High


Information about the people who took part

82 control users from Chile, Colombia, and Spain.


Who was allowed to take part in the research?

Volunteers


Why was the research done this way?

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When was the research done?

From 2016 to 2019, the adaptation of the test was created.

In 2020, the participants were evaluated


Problems with the research

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Next steps

The next step will involve applying this Spanish version of the CAT to a larger number of people, both with and without aphasia. Our goal is defining the psychometric properties of the Spanish version, in order to provide better testing tools for Spanish speakers. 


Where to find information related to the research?

From the researchers at: carolinamendez@me.com or s.martinez.ferreiro@udc.es


Where was the research done?

Chile, Colombia and Spain


Where did the money came from?

The European Regional Development Fund and the Ramón y Cajal fellowship from Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación of Spain (grant no. RYC2020-028927-1); the Fondo Nacional de Investigación y desarrollo en Salud (FONIS SA21I0065); and the Fogarty Global Health Fellow, sponsored by the Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health




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