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Antecedentes: Los síntomas neuropsiquiátricos (SNP) constituyen una dimensión psicopatológica de las enfermedades neurodegenerativas conformada por cambios en la personalidad, trastornos conductuales o alteraciones en funciones básicas como, entre otras, el apetito o el sueño. El objetivo de este estudio es la construcción y validación de un test de cribado para la identificación de estos SNP asociados a patologías neurodegenerativas en etapas preclínicas y prodrómicas y basado en los criterios ISTAART para el Deterioro Conductual Leve (DCoL).
Método: Se empleó una muestra de 206 sujetos mayores de 55 años (117 cognitivamente sanos y 89 con Deterioro Cognitivo Leve) siendo el 69% mujeres, con una media de edad de 77 años (DT = 10,58).
Resultados: La nueva escala desarrollada consta de 19 items y muestra una estructura unidimensional. La fiabilidad fue excelente (α = .94 y Ω = .97) y se observaron evidencias de validez convergente con el test MBI-C con una correlación de .88 y la NPI-Q con .82. Además, muestra una buena sensibilidad de .88 y especificidad de .80.
Conclusiones: La escala desarrollada permite evaluar los SNP en el DCoL mostrando buenas propiedades psicométricas y constituyendo una herramienta muy útil en el diagnóstico precoz de las patologías neurodegenerativas.
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