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ReviewInternational psychogeriatrics2014

Review of brief cognitive tests for patients with suspected dementia.

Latha Velayudhan, Seung-Ho Ryu, Malgorzata Raczek, Michael Philpot, James Lindesay, Matthew Critchfield, Gill Livingston

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Review in International psychogeriatrics, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 76 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

76 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 221 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Mini-Cog for the detection of dementia within a secondary care setting.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021
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  4. Hearing loss and dementia: radiologic and biomolecular basis of their shared characteristics. A systematic review.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Latha VelayudhanDepartment of Health Sciences,University of Leicester,Leicester,UK.
Seung-Ho RyuDepartment of Psychiatry,Konkuk University Medical Centre,Konkuk University,Seoul,South Korea.
Malgorzata RaczekOld Age Psychiatry,Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust,Worthing,UK.
Michael PhilpotInstitute of Psychiatry,Kings College London,London,UK.
James LindesayDepartment of Health Sciences,University of Leicester,Leicester,UK.
Matthew CritchfieldLeicestershire Partnership NHS Trust,Leicester,UK.
Gill LivingstonDivision of Psychiatry,Charles Bell House,University College London,London,UK.
University of Leicester · GBKing's College London · GBKonkuk University Medical Center · KRLeicestershire Partnership NHS Trust · GBSussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust · GBUniversity College London · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAs 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.

methodsElectronic search for face-to-face sensitive and specific cognitive tests for people with suspected dementia, taking ≤ 20 minutes, providing quantitative psychometric data.

results22 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.

conclusionsPractitioners 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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CognitionDementiaMental CompetencyAgedBrief Psychiatric Rating ScaleHumansIntelligence TestsReproducibility of Results

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PMID24685119
PMCPMC4071993
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