The Brief Memory and Executive Test (BMET): A cognitive screening tool to detect and differentiate vascular cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease
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DOI: 10.1002/gps.4787
Abstract: While there are several cognitive screening tests available for the detection of cortical dementias such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), these are rarely designed to be sensitive to vascular cognitive impairment (VCI). The Brief Memory and… read more here.
Keywords: cognitive screening; brief memory; alzheimer disease; vascular cognitive ... See more keywords
Feasibility and utility of a cognitive screening for risk stratification in hospitalized older patients
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DOI: 10.1002/gps.5056
Abstract: To determine whether the Mini‐Cog can be applied by nursing staff to hospitalized elderly patients for cognitive impairment associated risk stratification. read more here.
Keywords: cognitive screening; risk; feasibility utility; risk stratification ... See more keywords
Is the Quick Mild Cognitive Impairment Screen (QMCI) more accurate at detecting mild cognitive impairment than existing short cognitive screening tests? A systematic review of the current literature
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DOI: 10.1002/gps.5201
Abstract: Differentiating normal cognition, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and dementia is important, as these conditions differ in terms of their prognosis and treatment. Existing short cognitive screening tests vary widely in their accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity… read more here.
Keywords: cognitive screening; short cognitive; existing short; cognitive impairment ... See more keywords
MoCA for cognitive screening in Parkinson's disease: Beware of floor effect
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DOI: 10.1002/mds.27329
Abstract: Federico et al1 discuss the differences in normative values for global cognitive scales, including the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and the MiniMental State Examination (MMSE), across different populations, as well as sensitivity of these scales… read more here.
Keywords: cognitive testing; moca cognitive; cognitive screening; normative values ... See more keywords
The European Portuguese version of the Oxford Cognitive Screening (OCS-Pt): a screening test for acute stroke patients
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DOI: 10.1007/s10072-022-05880-9
Abstract: In Portugal, there is no gold standard test to assess acute stroke patients in the hospital context. However, cognitive deficits are common after a stroke episode and are followed by a negative impact on a… read more here.
Keywords: cognitive screening; oxford cognitive; acute stroke; test ... See more keywords
The association between educational parameters and a cognitive screening measure in older blacks
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DOI: 10.1017/s1041610217001107
Abstract: ABSTRACT Background: To expand on prior literature by examining how various education parameters (performance-based reading literacy, years of education, and self-rated quality of education) relate to a cognitive screening measure's total and subscale scores of… read more here.
Keywords: cognitive screening; years education; screening measure; performance ... See more keywords
Service use, advance planning and lifestyle changes following cognitive screening in primary healthcare in Singapore
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DOI: 10.1017/s1041610217001971
Abstract: ABSTRACT Background: Despite recent interest in community-based screening programs to detect undiagnosed cognitive disorder, little is known about whether screening leads to further diagnostic evaluation, or the effects of such programs in terms of actual… read more here.
Keywords: cognitive screening; lifestyle changes; planning lifestyle; advance planning ... See more keywords
Rapid review of cognitive screening instruments in MCI: proposal for a process-based approach modification of overlapping tasks in select widely used instruments
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DOI: 10.1017/s1041610217002253
Abstract: ABSTRACT Background: A detailed neuropsychological assessment plays an important role in the diagnostic process of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). However, available brief cognitive screening tests for this clinical population are administered and interpreted based mainly,… read more here.
Keywords: cognitive screening; screening tools; screening; process ... See more keywords
Enhancing Dementia Education and Cognitive Screening in A Haitian Population: A Faith-based Approach
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DOI: 10.1080/07370016.2021.1887566
Abstract: ABSTRACT Ethnically diverse Americans experience 1.8-2.5 times higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease than Whites (Mayeda, et al., 2016), yet cognitive screening is not routinely conducted among Haitian American communities. Dementia risk awareness is beneficial… read more here.
Keywords: cognitive screening; enhancing dementia; screening; test ... See more keywords
Should Cognitive Screening Tests Be Corrected for Age and Education? Insights From a Causal Perspective
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DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwac159
Abstract: Abstract Cognitive screening tests such as the Mini-Mental State Examination are widely used in clinical routine to predict cognitive impairment. The raw test scores are often corrected for age and education, although documented poorer discrimination… read more here.
Keywords: cognitive screening; age; corrected age; age education ... See more keywords
The Montreal cognitive assessment as a cognitive screening tool in sickle cell disease: Associations with clinically significant cognitive domains
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DOI: 10.1111/bjh.18188
Abstract: Adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) are at risk for cognitive impairment, which causes significant morbidity. Guidelines support routine cognitive screening, but no screening test is validated in this population. We explored the Montreal Cognitive… read more here.
Keywords: cognitive screening; montreal cognitive; test; cell disease ... See more keywords