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Psychometric properties of Clock Drawing Test and MMSE or Short Performance Test (SKT) in dementia screening in a memory clinic population
Author(s)U Schramm, G Berger, R Muller
Journal titleInternational Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 17, no 3, March 2002
Pagespp 254-260
KeywordsDementia ; Assessment procedures for mental patients ; Psychiatric treatment ; Geriatric out-patients clinics ; Germany.
AnnotationA study of 123 outpatients at a memory clinic in Frankfurt am Main, Germany examined whether a combination of the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) or Short Performance Test (SKT), respectively, with the Clock Drawing Test (CDT) enhances the sensitivity in screening for dementia, and the extent to which there is improved discrimination between patients with mild or very mild dementia from normal controls. All scoring methods of the CDT showed a highly significant interrater reliability (0.82 to 0.94). Correlations with the MMSE and SKT were also significant for all five CDTs. The CDT in combination with the MMSE and SKT is an easily administered, non-threatening and highly sensitive screening test for dementia in memory clinic settings. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-020327212 A
ClassmarkEA: DA:4C: LP: L6G: 767

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