Table 3 Examples of cultural adaptation of adapted ACE-III questions
ACE-III Question | Example of adapted version | Language of version |
|---|---|---|
2: Attention – Registration: Say the words lemon, ask them to repeat and try to remember. | Lemon was changed to Sliwka (Plum). | Polish |
5a. Fluency –Letters: Ask for as many words as they can think of starting with the letter ‘P’, not including names of pronouns, in one minute. | ‘P’ sound was changed to ‘Sh’ sound. | Egyptian Arabic |
6. Memory –Anterograde: Say the name and address ‘Harry Barnes, 73, Orchard Close, Kingsbridge, Devon’ and ask them to repeat and try to remember. | The name and address were changed to ‘Katona Péter, Tavasz utca 42., Gyöngyös, Heves megye’. | Hungarian |
7. Memory –Retrograde: Ask for the name of the current Prime Minister. | Asked for the name of the current President. | Spanish |
10. Language –Repetition: Say the word caterpillar. | Caterpillar was changed to Colomennod (Pigeons). | Welsh |
11. Language –Repetition: Say the proverb ‘A stitch in time saves nine’ and ask them to repeat. | The proverb was changed to ‘The orchestra played and the audience applauded’ | Hebrew |
12. Language –Naming: Show image of kangaroo and ask them to name each. | The image was changed to a goat. | Hindi |
13. Language –Comprehension: Ask to point to ‘the one which is a marsupial’, from the 12 images provided. | The question was changed to point to ‘the one which flies’. | Egyptian Arabic |
14. Language –Reading: Ask them to read the word height. | Height was changed to Zamarzniety (Frozen). | Welsh |
17. Visuospatial Abilities: Ask them to identify the fragmented English letters. | The letters were changed to Hindi alphabet. | Hindi |