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CAMDEX, can it be more efficient?
— observational study on the contribution of four screening measures to the diagnosis of dementia by a memory clinic team | | Author(s) | Hein van Hout, Saskja Teunisse, Mayke Derix |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 16, no 1, January 2001 |
| Pages | pp 64-69 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Screening ; Consultation ; Assessment procedures for mental patients ; Netherlands. |
| Annotation | The efficiency of the Dutch version of the Cambridge Examination for Mental Disorders of the Elderly (CAMDEX) was evaluated at a memory clinic in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, by comparing it with three cognitive tests - the Cambridge cognitive examination (CAMCOG), the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), and the Information Memory Concentration Test (IMCT) - and with a test for functional competence, the Blessed Dementia Scale (BDS). Of the four screening measures, after control, the CAMCOG was the only significant predictor for the clinical diagnosis of dementia. To gain efficiency, the screening measures of the CAMDEX protocol may be restricted, despite its limitations, to the CAMCOG. The interpretation of CAMCOG scores can be problematic. False negatives were related to younger age, longer education, and male gender; false positives were related to visual impairment. This can be a pitfall for clinicians, and indicates the need for reference values. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010227214 A |
| Classmark | EA: 3V: LK6: DA:4C: 76H |
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