Revue systématique des tests cognitifs validés et/ou ayant des normes de référence pour la population canadienne francophone âgée

Abstract

Using cognitive tests that are validated and norm-referenced for the target population is essential, since cultural and linguistic differences between the population for which the test has been validated/norm-referenced and the target population can significantly affect the results. The objective of this systematic review is to describe the cognitive tests (including tests, questionnaires, and observation checklists) that are validated and/or norm-referenced on the elderly French-speaking Canadian population. In total, 46 articles were selected. This review identified 9 validated tests, 20 norm-referenced tests and 18 validated and norm-referenced tests, covering the majority of cognitive domains (memory, attentional, executive, perceptualmotor and language functions), except social cognition. Almost all the study samples were recruited in Quebec. The selected tests mostly presented satisfying psychometric indices, as well as norms that generally considered age, sex and education. This systematic review will allow clinicians and researchers from Canada to optimize their choices of cognitive tests for the elderly population.