Greek Validation of ACE III Test in Perioperative Patients

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In this prospective cohort study, the ACE III will be translated and adapted into Greek by the researchers according to the relative guidelines for cultural adaptation. Backwards translation will be performed by a fluent bilingual specialist in order to ensure optimum reliability of the questionnair...

In this prospective cohort study, the ACE III will be translated and adapted into Greek by the researchers according to the relative guidelines for cultural adaptation. Backwards translation will be performed by a fluent bilingual specialist in order to ensure optimum reliability of the questionnaire. Following power-analysis, 110 surgical patients and 70 healthy volunteers will be included in the study protocol after informed consent.. Primary screening of the whole population will be conducted using the MoCA test by two examiners. Simultaneously, the ACE III will be applied in order to set baseline measurements for each participant. Healthy volunteers and patients with MoCA scores at least 26 will form the control group. Retesting of patients and controls with both questionnaires will be held 48 hours after initial assessment by the same examiners. One third of the population will be assessed at the above time-points by an observer to minimize subjectivity of examination. Total scores and subscores at both time-points will be calculated and comparative performance of all participants will be assessed after statistical analysis of collected data.

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