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Review of brief cognitive tests for patients with suspected dementia
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posted on 2016-02-24, 09:55 authored by Latha Velayudhan, S. H. Ryu, M. Raczek, M. Philpot, J. Lindesay, M. Critchfield, G. LivingstonBACKGROUND: As the population ages, it is increasingly important to use effective short cognitive tests for suspected dementia. We aimed to review systematically brief cognitive tests for suspected dementia and report on their validation in different settings, to help clinicians choose rapid and appropriate tests. METHODS: Electronic search for face-to-face sensitive and specific cognitive tests for people with suspected dementia, taking ≤ 20 minutes, providing quantitative psychometric data. RESULTS: 22 tests fitted criteria. Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Hopkins Verbal Learning Test (HVLT) had good psychometric properties in primary care. In the secondary care settings, MMSE has considerable data but lacks sensitivity. 6-Item Cognitive Impairment Test (6CIT), Brief Alzheimer's Screen, HVLT, and 7 Minute Screen have good properties for detecting dementia but need further validation. Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination (ACE) and Montreal Cognitive Assessment are effective to detect dementia with Parkinson's disease and Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination-Revised (ACE-R) is useful for all dementias when shorter tests are inconclusive. Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment scale (RUDAS) is useful when literacy is low. Tests such as Test for Early Detection of Dementia, Test Your Memory, Cognitive Assessment Screening Test (CAST) and the recently developed ACE-III show promise but need validation in different settings, populations, and dementia subtypes. Validation of tests such as 6CIT, Abbreviated Mental Test is also needed for dementia screening in acute hospital settings. CONCLUSIONS: Practitioners should use tests as appropriate to the setting and individual patient. More validation of available tests is needed rather than development of new ones.
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International Psychogeriatrics, 2014, 26 (8), pp. 1247-1262Author affiliation
/Organisation/COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND PSYCHOLOGY/School of Medicine/Department of Health SciencesVersion
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International PsychogeriatricsPublisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP): STM Journals for International Psychogeriatric Associationissn
1041-6102eissn
1741-203XAcceptance date
2014-02-10Copyright date
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