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| A comparison of three dementia screening instruments administered by telephone in China | | Author(s) | Jingsheng Zhou, Xinqing Zhang, James C Mundt |
| Journal title | Dementia: the international journal of social research and practice, vol 3, no 1, February 2004 |
| Pages | pp 69-82 |
| Source | http://www.sagepublications.com/ejournals |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Cognitive impairment ; Screening ; Comparison ; China. |
| Annotation | Implementation of valid and efficient case finding methods to screen for cognitive impairment is important for identifying people during the early stages of dementia. The Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQCODE), the Information-Memory-Concentration Test (IMCT), and the Blessed-Roth Dementia Scale (BRDS) are assessment tools commonly used in China. This study investigated the usefulness of administering these scales by telephone as compared to face-to-face interview, with a sample of 132 subjects. Correlations between the two methods for each of the scales was good, and the results support reliable and valid administration of these assessments in person or over the telephone. The appropriate selection of assessment instruments is dependent upon the characteristics of the patient population, and the intended use of the results. Use of telephone assessments may provide a valid and efficient method to screen older people for early detection of dementia symptoms and to monitor the effectiveness of treatment. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040301225 A |
| Classmark | EA: E4: 3V: 48: 7DC |
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