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Title: Modified Dead–Alive Test for the assessment of semantic and episodic memory performance of older patients with neurocognitive disorder.
Authors: Ozel-Kizil, Erguvan Tugba (AUTHOR), Bastug, Gulbahar (AUTHOR), Kirici, Sevinc (AUTHOR), Dinc, Kubra (AUTHOR), Gursay, Muge (AUTHOR)
Source: Applied Neuropsychology: Adult. Mar/Apr2026, Vol. 33 Issue 2, p494-500. 7p.
Subjects: Semantic memory, Episodic memory, Geriatric psychiatry, Neuropsychological tests, Alzheimer's disease, Cognitive testing, Psychometrics, Neurobehavioral disorders
Abstract: The aim of this study is to provide a test that allows for evaluation of both semantic memory (SM) and episodic memory (EM). The study sought to examine psychometric characteristics of the Modified Dead–Alive Test (M-DAT) in patients with neurocognitive disorders and the healthy elderly (HE). The M-DAT consists of 45 names of celebrities who have died in the remote past (15), died in the last five years (15), and are still alive (15), and participants are asked whether they are alive or dead. The M-DAT performances of patients with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 (DSM-5) major neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer's Disease (MND-AD) (n = 69) and patients with minor neurocognitive disorder (MiND) (n = 27) who were admitted to a geriatric psychiatry clinic and healthy controls (HC) (n = 29) were compared. Age and level of education were taken as covariates, and an analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was performed since the MND-AD group was older and less educated. The MND-AD group had lower performance in EM and SM scores of the M-DAT. M-DAT failed to differentiate between MiND and HE. Both subscale scores of the M-DAT were associated with other neuropsychological test performances as well as the level of education. The results suggest that M-DAT is a valid and reliable tool that examines both EM and SM performances. M-DAT is an alternative for the assessment of SM evaluated by verbal fluency or naming tests. Evaluating EM and SM together is an important advantage; however, M-DAT is influenced by education, and the items require updating. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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