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| Performance and normative values of a concise neuropsychological test (CAMCOG) in an elderly population sample | | Author(s) | Joanna G Williams, Felicia A Huppert, Fiona E Matthews |
| Corporate Author | Medical Research Council, Cognitive Function and Ageing Study (MRC CFAS) |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 18, no 7, July 2003 |
| Pages | pp 631-644 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Cognitive impairment ; Cognitive processes ; Evaluation ; Performance. |
| Annotation | The Cambridge Cognitive Examination (CAMCOG) is a widely used brief neuropsychological test. For this study, CAMCOG was administered at the assessment stage of the MRC Cognitive Function and Ageing Study (MRC CFAS), a multi-centre population based study with respondents aged 65+ in England and Wales. Initial screening provided provisional identification of cognitive impairment. The subsequent assessment interview provided an algorithmic diagnosis of dementia or other disorders in a 20% sub-sample. There were large differences between demented and non-demented groups on the CAMCOG total score and on all CAMCOG subscales. Charts of normative values for CAMCOG are presented by age group, sex and education for the non-demented population (n=1914, representing 11,008 individuals screened). Population-based normative data are valuable for comparing an individual's score to the score which would be expected for the general population, given the individual's specific demographic characteristics. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030804222 A |
| Classmark | EA: E4: DA: 4C: 5H |
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