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Characteristics of the GPCOG, a screening tool for cognitive impairment
Author(s)	Henry Brodaty, Nicola M Kemp, Lee-Fay Low
Journal title	International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 19, no 9, September 2004
Pages	pp 870-874
Source	http://www.interscience.wiley.com
Keywords	Dementia ; Assessment procedures for mental patients ; General practice ; Australia.
Annotation	The General Practitioner's Assessment of Cognition (GPCOG) is a brief screening tool for detecting cognitive impairment comprising a patient cognitive test and questions to an informant. 67 GPs in Sydney and Wollongong, Australia recruited 283 consecutive patients (and informants), 11.3% of whom were aged 50-74 with suspected memory problems, and the rest aged 75+. The GPCOG, Cambridge Mental Disorder of the Elderly Examination cognitive scale (CAMCOG), Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and the SF-12 Health Survey (SF-12) were administered, and demographic data were collected and consensus DSM-IV diagnoses of dementia made. There were correlates of GPCOG patient scores with age, education and depression scores, but on regression analysis only age was associated with the GPCOG patient section. The CPCOG informant section was free of bias. The GPCOG has advantages for use in primary care, and is free of many biases common in other scales. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-041130219 A
Classmark	EA: DA:4C: L5: 7YA
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