{"doi":"10.1002/alz.70207","title":"Cognitive assessment tools for Arabic‐speaking older adults: A systematic review","abstract":"This systematic review aims to identify available cognitive assessments for Arabic-speaking older adults and to assess their validity and performance. A comprehensive search was conducted using Medline, Embase, and APA PsycInfo up to November 2023, encompassing studies validating or using cognitive tools in Arabic for individuals aged ≥ 50. We identified 29 validation studies for 20 cognitive tools and 125 studies using cognitive tools. Three tools were validated in more than one study/setting. Cut-offs for dementia were validated for 16 tools (including two domain-specific tools) and for cognitive impairment for three tools. The Mini-Mental State Examination and Montreal Cognitive Assessment were the most frequently validated and used tools. The results highlight a large need for improved psychometric data for cognitive assessments for Arabic-speaking older adults and identify important gaps in knowledge regarding domain-specific tools, the detection of cognitive changes, and the suitability of assessments across different settings and subgroups. HIGHLIGHTS: We reviewed the availability and properties of cognitive assessments in Arabic. Psychometric data on cognitive tools for older Arabic-speaking adults are scarce. Only three tools are validated in more than one study/setting. Data are largely lacking for domain-specific tools and early cognitive changes. The review identifies important methodology, reporting, and reproducibility issues.","journal":"Alzheimer s & Dementia","year":2025,"id":521282,"datarank":0.0,"base_score":0.0,"endowment":0.0,"self_citation_contribution":0.0,"citation_network_contribution":0.0,"self_endowment_contribution":0.0,"citer_contribution":0.0,"corpus_percentile":null,"corpus_rank":null,"citation_count":5,"citer_count":0,"citers_with_citation_signal":0,"citers_with_endowment":0,"datacite_reuse_total":0,"is_dataset":false,"is_dataset_confidence":0.9454,"is_data_producer":false,"deposit_databanks":null,"is_oa":true,"file_count":0,"downloads":0,"has_version_chain":false,"published_date":"2025-01-01","fair_score":null,"fair_percentile":null,"algorithm_id":"datarank_citation_only_1hop_v6","ranking_scope":"data_only","authors":[{"id":1392120,"name":"Ola Bazzi","orcid":null,"position":1,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":849732,"name":"Josleen Al Barathie","orcid":"0000-0002-1919-2503","position":2,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":622782,"name":"Ola El Zein","orcid":"0000-0001-7233-3291","position":3,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":1391603,"name":"Lara Chehabeddine","orcid":"0000-0003-4728-3346","position":4,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":1391604,"name":"Joanne Khabsa","orcid":"0000-0002-4336-3501","position":5,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":1391605,"name":"Monique Chaaya","orcid":"0000-0002-2695-8079","position":6,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":280509,"name":"Carlos F. Mendes de Leon","orcid":"0000-0003-3020-826X","position":7,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":770176,"name":"Martine Elbejjani","orcid":"0000-0002-5035-0370","position":8,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":1392119,"name":"Mayssan Kabalan","orcid":null,"position":0,"is_corresponding":true}],"reference_count":52,"raw_metadata":null,"created_at":"2026-07-19T02:49:44.558743Z","pmid":"40420359","pmcid":null,"fwci":null,"citation_percentile":null,"influential_citations":0,"oa_status":null,"license":null,"views":0,"total_file_size_bytes":0,"version_count":0,"fair_f":null,"fair_a":null,"fair_i":null,"fair_r":null,"fair_zscore":null,"fair_rationale":null,"fair_model":null,"fair_agent_version":null,"fair_fulltext_source":null,"fair_has_llm":null,"fair_computed_at":null,"clinical_trials":[],"software_tools":[],"db_accessions":[],"linked_datasets":[],"topics":[]}