Basic and Clinical Neuroscience Journal
مجله علوم اعصاب پایه و بالینی
BCN
Medical Sciences
http://bcn.iums.ac.ir
137
journal137
2008-126X
2228-7442
10.32598/bcn
en
jalali
1396
10
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gregorian
2018
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Development, Cross-Cultural Adaptation, and Psychometric Characteristics of the Persian Progressive Aphasia Language Scale in Patients With Primary Progressive Aphasia: A Pilot Study
Clinical Neuroscience
Clinical Neuroscience
Original
Original
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Introduction:</strong> Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) is a neurological condition characterized by progressive dissolution of language capabilities. The Progressive Aphasia Language Scale (PALS) is an easy-to-apply bedside clinical scale capable of capturing and grading the key language features essential for the classification of PPA. The objective of the present study was to develop and validate the Persian version of the PALS (PALS-P) as a clinical language assessment test. <br>
<strong>Methods: </strong>In this cross-sectional study, PALS was translated and adapted into Persian according to the international guidelines. A total of 30 subjects (10 subjects with PPA and 20 control subjects without dementia) were recruited to evaluate the intra-rater reliability and discriminant validity of PALS-P. <br>
<strong>Results: </strong>The intra-rater reliability of the PALS-P within a 14-day interval was excellent for each subtest (ICC agreement range=0.81-1.0). PALS-P results were statistically significant among groups, suggesting its discriminative validity.<br>
<strong>Conclusion: </strong>This preliminary study indicates that PALS-P was successfully developed and translated. It seems to be a valid and reliable screening tool to assess language skills in Persian-speaking subjects with progressive aphasia.</p>
Aphasia, Neurodegenerative disorders, Primary progressive aphasia, Language test
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http://bcn.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1043-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Salime
Jafari
jafari-s@razi.tums.ac.ir
13700319475328460014082
13700319475328460014082
No
Department of Speech Therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Amin
Modarresszadeh
a-modarreszadeh@razi.tums.ac.ir
13700319475328460014083
13700319475328460014083
No
Department of Speech Therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ahmad Reza
Khatoonabadi
khatoonabadi@sina.tums.ac.ir
13700319475328460014084
13700319475328460014084
Yes
Department of Speech Therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
John
Hodges
j.hodges@neura.edu.au
13700319475328460014085
13700319475328460014085
No
Brain & Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Noureddin
Nakhostin Ansari
nakhostin@sina.tums.ac.ir
13700319475328460014086
13700319475328460014086
No
Department of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Cristian
Leyton
c.leyton@neura.edu.au
13700319475328460014087
13700319475328460014087
No
Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Maryam
Noroozian
mnoroozi@sina.tums.ac.ir
13700319475328460014088
13700319475328460014088
No
Memory and Behavioral Neurology Division, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.