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  • 7 - Communicating Across Cultures

  • from Part III - Relationship-Building Skills for Global Managers
  • Richard M. Steers, University of Oregon, Joyce S. Osland, San José State University, California, Betina Szkudlarek, University of Sydney
  • Book:
    Management Across Cultures
    Published online:
    07 September 2023
    Print publication:
    21 September 2023, pp 204-235

  • Summary

    This chapter explores several aspects of intercultural communication, including the following: a model of the intercultural communication process; the influence of culture, combined with communication practices, on interpersonal behavior; barriers to effective intercultural communication; direct and indirect communication in intercultural interactions; understanding and recognizing different communication styles; and providing culturally-sensitive feedback to colleagues and co-workers

  • An investigation of the efficiency of the mini-Kingston standardized cognitive assessment-revised in classifying patients according to DSM-5 major and mild neurocognitive disorders due to possible Alzheimer's disease

  • Jeremia Heinik, Gitit Kavé
  • Journal:
    International Psychogeriatrics / Volume 27 / Issue 5 / May 2015
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    19 January 2015, pp. 785-791
  • Background:

    The aim of this study was to examine the efficiency of the mini-Kingston standardized cognitive assessment-revised (mini-KSCAr) in classifying patients according to DSM-5 major and mild neurocognitive disorders (NCD) due to possible Alzheimer's disease (AD).

    Methods:

    Files of 85 individuals who were tested on the Kingston standardized cognitive assessment-revised were reviewed and scores were calculated for the mini-KSCAr. Medical history, psychiatric and physical status, basic and instrumental activities of daily living, as well as scores on the Cambridge cognitive examination-revised (CAMCOG-R), and the clinical dementia rating (CDR) scale were used to establish DSM-5 diagnoses of major or mild neurocognitive disorders (NCD) due to possible AD or no cognitive decline. All participants were tested on the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the clock drawing test (CDT), and a subset (N = 28) were also tested on three well-known memory tasks.

    Results:

    Scores on the MMSE, CDT, and mini-KSCAr differed across groups, but only the mini-KSCAr significantly distinguished each group from the other two. The mini-KSCAr showed better sensitivity, specificity, and likelihood ratios (LRs) than did the MMSE and the CDT. A regression analysis revealed that the mini-KSCAr accounted for almost half of the variance in memory performance, whereas the MMSE and the CDT contributed nothing to this prediction once the mini-KSCAr was used.

    Conclusions:

    The mini-KSCAr is an efficient instrument for the diagnosis of DSM-5 major and mild NCD due to possible AD in a specialized psychogeriatric setting, and its utility is greater than that of the MMSE and the CDT.