Ipsit Vahia|Bernardo Ng|Álvaro Sicilia Camacho|Verónica Cárdenas|Mariana Cherner|Colin A. Depp|Barton W. Palmer|Dilip V. Jeste|Zia Agha
Telepsychiatry for Neurocognitive Testing in Older Rural Latino Adults
Institute on Aging|University of California, San Diego|San Diego State University|University of California, San Diego|Valley Medical Center|San Diego State University|University of California, San Diego|Valley Medical Center|Institute on Aging|University of California, San Diego|Neurobehavioral Research (United States)|University of California, San Diego|Institute on Aging|University of California, San Diego|Institute on Aging|University of California, San Diego|Institute on Aging|University of California, San Diego|University of California, San Diego|San Francisco VA Medical Center
population older latinos us increases availability culturally adapted geriatric psychiatry services becoming growing concern issue exacerbated rural latino populations study assessed whether neurocognitive assessment via telepsychiatry tp using spanishlanguage battery would comparable inperson ip testing using battery sample spanishspeaking older adults rural setting patients n 22 received ip tp testing 2 weeks apart order ip tp test administrations individual subjects determined randomly comparison scores indicated significant differences ip tp test performance though groups scored nonsignificantly higher second visit study demonstrates feasibility utility neurocognitive testing spanish using tp among older rural latinos