Abstract

AQUEVEQUE, Felipe Concha et al. Validity of neuropsychological instruments used in the chilean public health system. A systematic review. Neuropsicologia Latinoamericana [online]. 2023, vol.15, n.3, pp.30-57.  Epub Nov 21, 2025. ISSN 2075-9479.  https://doi.org/10.5579/rnl.2023.0833.

Currently, the Chilean National Health Fund (FONASA) considers 21 neuropsychological evaluation instruments, which provide information supporting diagnosing and managing a patient with neurocognitive needs. Therefore, the main objective of this paper is to evaluate the quality of the evidence available for the use of neuropsychological assessment instruments that are part of the FONASA benefits. For this, a systematic review was carried out based on the Prisma Scoping Review format, searching the WOS and Scielo databases, gray literature databases such as the Red de Repositores Latinoamericanos, Federated Network of Institutional Repositories of Scientific Publications. 14 studies were found, corresponding to 10 instruments considered by FONASA: ACE-R, BNT, FCRST, MMSE, MOCA, NPI-Q, ROCF, RPM, VFT, and WAIS-IV. The instruments address the following cognitive areas: intellectual capacity, general cognitive aspects associated with screening for cognitive disorders and dementia, executive functioning and language, executive functioning and visual perception, and language development or disorders. However, the studies present limitations regarding the cultural adaptation of the Chilean population’s geographic, socioeconomic, and age diversity.

Keywords : neuropsychological tests; validation study; systematic review; public health; Chile.

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