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The TE4D-Cog — a new test for detecting early dementia in English-speaking populations
Author(s)	Rachel Mahoney, Kate Johnston, Cornelius Katona
Journal title	International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 20, no 12, December 2005
Pages	pp 1172-1179
Source	http://www.interscience.wiley.com
Keywords	Dementia ; Early ; Screening ; Evaluation.
Annotation	The Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), the screening test usually used to detect dementia, is limited by a ceiling effect and high false positive rates as are other similar instruments. The authors have devised a new screening test for dementia - the TE4D-Cog (Test for the Early Detection of Dementia). They administered the TE4D-Cog together with the MMSE to 178 people with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and 25 cognitively intact comparators. They found that the TE4D-Cog has high sensitivity with an acceptable specificity and low false positive rate. It also has good concurrent validity, high inter-rater reliability, good internal consistency and strong positive validity. The TE4D-Cog is easy to administer, short and acceptable. Results are independent of age, gender and level of education. The TE4D-Cog may therefore be a useful alternative to the MMSE as a dementia screening instrument. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-060313209 A
Classmark	EA: 4J: 3V: 4C
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