Abstract
Background: The development of screening instruments will help the primary care team to determine when further comprehensive cognitive assessment is necessary. Design: A retrospective analysis based on medical records.Patients and setting: Patients referred to a comprehensive geriatric assessment unit. Analysis: Cognitive screening and assessment included visual-spatial components: the Mini Mental State Examination, the Clock Drawing Test, the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Test, and the Neurotrax (Mindstreams) computerized cognitive assessment battery. Results: The average age of the 190 eligible patients was 81.09±5.42 years. Comparing the individual tests with that of the visual-spatial index of Neurotrax, we found the Trail Making B test to be most sensitive (72.4%) and the Cube Test to have the highest specificity (72.8%). A combination of tests resulted in higher sensitivity and lower specificity. Conclusion: The use of a combination of visual-spatial tests for screening in neurocognitive disorders should be evaluated in further prospective studies.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1881-1887 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Clinical Interventions in Aging |
| Volume | 10 |
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| State | Published - 25 Nov 2015 |
Keywords
- Cognitive assessment
- Mild cognitive impairment
- Screening tools
- Visual-spatial perception
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geriatrics and Gerontology