Reliability and Validity of the Chinese Version of Weekly Calendar Planning Activity for Executive Function Assessment in Community-dwelling Middle-aged and Elderly Adults / 中国康复理论与实践

ABSTRACT

Objective:To examine the reliability and validity of a performance-based executive function assessment, the Chinese Version of Weekly Calendar Planning Activity (WCPA-C), in community-dwelling middle-aged and elderly adults. Methods:From July to August, 2020, 55 community-dwelling adults aged 41 to 89 years participated in this study. A total of 30 participants were evaluated with the WCPA-C version A. After two weeks and four weeks, they were retested with version B and version A, respectively. The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was calculated. All the participants were divided into the mild cognitive impairment (MCI) group (n = 37) and normal cognition (NC) group (n = 18) according to the scores of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). The results of WCPA-C between two groups were compared. Results:There were four participants lost, and 26 participants completed all three tests. Except the planning time, the ICCs were 0.43~0.78 between the first and the second tests, and were 0.50~0.80 between the second and the third tests. WCPA-C results were significant different between two groups (Z > 1.288, P < 0.05), except the total time and the planning time (Z < 1.641, P > 0.05). Conclusion:WCPA-C demonstrats satisfactory test-retest reliability and discriminative validity in community-dwelling middle-aged and elderly adults.