Dement Neuropsychol
June 2025
Unlabelled: Dementia is a significant public health challenge, particularly in low- and middle-income countries such as Indonesia, where underdiagnosis is common.
Objective: To investigate the psychometric properties of the Brief Cognitive Screening Battery - Indonesian Version (BCSB-INA), a culturally-adapted tool aimed at improving the early detection of dementia.
Methods: The tool was tested on a sample of 140 older adults, covering various cognitive domains through multiple subscales.
Neuropsychological and functional assessments are crucial for identifying the transition from healthy aging to dementia. While brief cognitive batteries have become popular for their practicality, most have been developed in high-income countries, neglecting the diverse educational backgrounds found in developing nations.This study focuses on the Brief Cognitive Screening Battery (BCSB) adapted for Indonesia (BCSB-INA), aiming to investigate its diagnostic accuracy in detecting cognitive impairment among older adults.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Key component of early detection of dementia is a brief and culturally appropriate cognitive screening tool. This study aimed to perform a cultural adaptation of the Brief Cognitive Screening Battery (BCSB) and to obtain normative data from the older adult population.
Methods: Cross-cultural adaptation process to develop BCSB-INA was performed.
The current study investigates the moderating effect of employee growth climate on the relationship between work engagement and job outcomes among plantation workers in North Sumatra, Indonesia. Three individual-level job outcomes are investigated, namely, intra-role behavior, employee learning, and innovative work behavior. Six hundred and seven Indonesian plantation workers from one of the biggest palm oil plantations in Indonesia participated.
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