Cognitive tests to help diagnose dementia in symptomatic people in primary care and the community
| Title: | Cognitive tests to help diagnose dementia in symptomatic people in primary care and the community |
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| Authors: | Creavin, Sam; Wisniewski, Susanna; Noel-Storr, Anna; Trevelyan, Clare; Hampton, Thomas; Rayment, Dane; Thom, Victoria M; Nash, Kirsty; Elhamoui, Hosam; Milligan, Rowena; Patel, Anish S; Tsivos, Demitra; Wing, Tracey; Phillips, Emma; Kellman, Sophie M; Shackleton, Hannah L; Singleton, Georgina F; Neale, Bethany E; Watton, Martha E; Cullum, Sarah |
| Source: | Creavin, S, Wisniewski, S, Noel-Storr, A, Trevelyan, C, Hampton, T, Rayment, D, Thom, V M, Nash, K, Elhamoui, H, Milligan, R, Patel, A S, Tsivos, D, Wing, T, Phillips, E, Kellman, S M, Shackleton, H L, Singleton, G F, Neale, B E, Watton, M E & Cullum, S 2018, 'Cognitive tests to help diagnose dementia in symptomatic people in primary care and the community', British Journal of General Practice, vol. 68, no. 668, pp. 149-150. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp18X695249 |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Collection: | University of Bristol: Bristol Reserach |
| Description: | What brief cognitive test should a busy GP use when trying to assess someone who might have dementia? The menu of choices is long; one review found 11 options. The Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group (CDCIG) is conducting a series of reviews to evaluate the evidence of a range of tests for diagnosing dementia. To date, reviews have been published addressing the accuracy of two tests in primary care: the Informant Questionnaire for Cognitive Disorders in the Elderly (IQCODE) and the Mini Mental State Examination [MMSE]. Reviewers found only one study that investigated the use of the IQCODE in primary care, and six that investigated the use of the MMSE. A review of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment [MoCA] found no studies that evaluated the accuracy of the test in primary care. Reviews are underway for the Mini-Cog and AD-8 tests (see http://dta.cochrane.org/reviews-and-protocols-crg). |
| Document Type: | article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: | application/pdf |
| Language: | English |
| Relation: | info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/29472227; info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/hdl/https://hdl.handle.net/1983/379a1ee1-4f81-4202-a588-9ebb049f5d03 |
| DOI: | 10.3399/bjgp18X695249 |
| Availability: | https://hdl.handle.net/1983/379a1ee1-4f81-4202-a588-9ebb049f5d03; https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/publications/379a1ee1-4f81-4202-a588-9ebb049f5d03; https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp18X695249; https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/ws/files/154521769/149.full.pdf |
| Rights: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess ; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Accession Number: | edsbas.4ECF6D52 |
| Database: | BASE |