PILOTING THE ADAPTED KIMBERLY INDIGENOUS COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT TOOL WITH INDIGENOUS SENIORS IN CANADA

• Published in: Innovation in Aging
• Main Authors: Blind, M., Pitawanakwat, K., Jacklin, K., O’Connell, M.E., Walker, J., McElhaney, J.E., Warry, W.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 2017
• Subjects: Abstracts; Canada; First Nations
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6184050/; https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igx004.4696

Dementia has become a growing public health issue in an aging Indigenous population in Canada. The Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA) includes a research team specifically addressing issues related to quality of life for Indigenous people with dementia and their caregivers. A key component of the work encompasses development of a culturally relevant and psychometrically sound cognitive assessment screening tool. Current cognitive assessments present varying degrees of cultural, educational and language bias, impairing their application in Indigenous communities. This paper reports on the piloting and evaluation of an adapted Indigenous cognitive assessment tool in First Nations communities in Canada.