Translation, Cultural Adaptation and Content Validity of the Persian Version of the Structured Cognitive Training Program “NEUROvitalis”

Introduction: The older adult population is growing worldwide, particularly in Iran, leading to a decline in cognitive function. Cognitive training effectively enhances these skills. NEUROvitalis is a structured cognitive training program incorporating psychoeducation with individual and group cogn...

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Main Authors: Milad Karimi, Amin Modarres Zadeh, Payam Kabiri, Hasan Ashayeri, Ahmad Rreza Khatoonabadi, Elke Kalbe
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Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2025-03-01
Series:Journal of Modern Rehabilitation
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Online Access:https://jmr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jmr/article/view/1263
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author Milad Karimi
Amin Modarres Zadeh
Payam Kabiri
Hasan Ashayeri
Ahmad Rreza Khatoonabadi
Elke Kalbe
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description Introduction: The older adult population is growing worldwide, particularly in Iran, leading to a decline in cognitive function. Cognitive training effectively enhances these skills. NEUROvitalis is a structured cognitive training program incorporating psychoeducation with individual and group cognitive tasks. It accommodates up to eight participants aged 50 and above, spanning 12 sessions over six weeks. This study aims to prepare translation, cultural adaptation, and content validity of the structured cognitive training program “NEUROvitalis Materials and Methods: We conducted this methodological study using a standard forward-backward process. Subsequently, German translators checked the accuracy of the translation. We assessed the fluency and comprehensibility of translated material. Twelve Tehran University of Medical Sciences assessors scored each psychoeducational component, pamphlet, group game and individual exercise on a 5-point visual scale. The content validity index (CVI) was then calculated. Results: A total of 12 participants (eight females, four males, aged 23–41, mean age 28.83±6.23) were included in the evaluation of comprehensibility and fluency. The CVI ranged from 0.8 to 1, which successfully validated the program’s comprehensibility and fluency. Conclusion: The current study’s results indicate that the Persian version of the structured cognitive training program “NEUROvitalis” can be a proper, valid and comprehensive tool for cognitive training in Persian-speaking individuals aged 50 years and above.
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spelling doaj-art-0ed2ce0d067d4ba18367e0d5a8fd87152025-08-20T02:58:34ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesJournal of Modern Rehabilitation2538-385X2538-38682025-03-0119310.18502/jmr.v19i3.19091Translation, Cultural Adaptation and Content Validity of the Persian Version of the Structured Cognitive Training Program “NEUROvitalis”Milad Karimi0Amin Modarres Zadeh1Payam Kabiri2Hasan Ashayeri3Ahmad Rreza Khatoonabadi4Elke Kalbe5Department of Speech Therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Department of Speech Therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Department of Basic Sciences, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Department of Speech Therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. ; Department of Geriatric Health, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. ; Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute, Tehran, Iran. ;Elderly Health Research Center, Endocrine Population Sciences Institute, Tehran, Iran.Center for Neuropsychological Diagnostics and Intervention (CeNDI), Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. Introduction: The older adult population is growing worldwide, particularly in Iran, leading to a decline in cognitive function. Cognitive training effectively enhances these skills. NEUROvitalis is a structured cognitive training program incorporating psychoeducation with individual and group cognitive tasks. It accommodates up to eight participants aged 50 and above, spanning 12 sessions over six weeks. This study aims to prepare translation, cultural adaptation, and content validity of the structured cognitive training program “NEUROvitalis Materials and Methods: We conducted this methodological study using a standard forward-backward process. Subsequently, German translators checked the accuracy of the translation. We assessed the fluency and comprehensibility of translated material. Twelve Tehran University of Medical Sciences assessors scored each psychoeducational component, pamphlet, group game and individual exercise on a 5-point visual scale. The content validity index (CVI) was then calculated. Results: A total of 12 participants (eight females, four males, aged 23–41, mean age 28.83±6.23) were included in the evaluation of comprehensibility and fluency. The CVI ranged from 0.8 to 1, which successfully validated the program’s comprehensibility and fluency. Conclusion: The current study’s results indicate that the Persian version of the structured cognitive training program “NEUROvitalis” can be a proper, valid and comprehensive tool for cognitive training in Persian-speaking individuals aged 50 years and above. https://jmr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jmr/article/view/1263Cognitive dysfunctionCognitive trainingAgedCognitive aging
spellingShingle Milad Karimi
Amin Modarres Zadeh
Payam Kabiri
Hasan Ashayeri
Ahmad Rreza Khatoonabadi
Elke Kalbe
Translation, Cultural Adaptation and Content Validity of the Persian Version of the Structured Cognitive Training Program “NEUROvitalis”
Journal of Modern Rehabilitation
Cognitive dysfunction
Cognitive training
Aged
Cognitive aging
title Translation, Cultural Adaptation and Content Validity of the Persian Version of the Structured Cognitive Training Program “NEUROvitalis”
title_full Translation, Cultural Adaptation and Content Validity of the Persian Version of the Structured Cognitive Training Program “NEUROvitalis”
title_fullStr Translation, Cultural Adaptation and Content Validity of the Persian Version of the Structured Cognitive Training Program “NEUROvitalis”
title_full_unstemmed Translation, Cultural Adaptation and Content Validity of the Persian Version of the Structured Cognitive Training Program “NEUROvitalis”
title_short Translation, Cultural Adaptation and Content Validity of the Persian Version of the Structured Cognitive Training Program “NEUROvitalis”
title_sort translation cultural adaptation and content validity of the persian version of the structured cognitive training program neurovitalis
topic Cognitive dysfunction
Cognitive training
Aged
Cognitive aging
url https://jmr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jmr/article/view/1263
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