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. 2024 Feb;48(1):22-30.
doi: 10.5535/arm.23149. Epub 2024 Feb 28.

The Korean Version of the Oxford Cognitive Screen (K-OCS) Normative Study

Eunyoung Cho  1 , Sungwon Choi  2 , Nele Demeyere  3 , Sean Soon Sung Hwang  1 , MinYoung Kim  1
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The Korean Version of the Oxford Cognitive Screen (K-OCS) Normative Study

Eunyoung Cho et al. Ann Rehabil Med. 2024 Feb.

Abstract

Objective: To generate a Korean version of the Oxford Cognitive Screen (K-OCS) and obtain cutoff scores that determine the impairment of each subdomain. Post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI) negatively impacts the rehabilitation process and independence in daily life. Its obscure manifestations require effective screening for appropriate rehabilitation. However, in most rehabilitation clinics, psychological evaluation tools for Alzheimer's dementia have been used without such considerations. The OCS is a screening assessment tool for PSCI and vascular dementia that can evaluate the cognitive domains most often affected by stroke, including language, attention, memory, praxis, and numerical cognition. It comprises 10 subtasks and enables quick and effective cognitive evaluation.

Methods: The K-OCS, which considers Korea's unique cultural and linguistic characteristics, was developed with the approval and cooperation of the original author. Enrollment of participants without disabilities was announced at Duksung Women's University, Yongin Sevrance Hospital, CHA Bundang Medical Center. The study was conducted between September 2020 and March 2022 on 97 male and female participants aged ≥30 years.

Results: All the 97 participants completed the task. In this study, the 5th percentile score was presumed to be the cutoff value for each score, and the values are provided here. The cutoff score for each OCS subtask was similar to that of the original British version.

Conclusion: We suggest the usability of the K-OCS as a screening tool for PSCI by providing the cutoff value of each subtask.

Keywords: Cognition; Domain; Neuropsychological assessment; Oxford Cognitive Screen; Stroke.

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Visual snapshot Korean version of the Oxford Cognitive Screen (K-OCS) cognitive profile. EXEC, executive.
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