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Detection of memory impairment in the general population
— screening by questionnaire and telephone compared to subsequent face-to-face assessment | | Author(s) | Jannique G Z van Uffelen, Marijke J M Chin A Paw, Martin Klein |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 22, no 3, March 2007 |
| Pages | pp 203-210 |
| Source | http://www.interscience.wiley.com |
| Keywords | Memory disorders ; Cognitive impairment ; Screening ; Diagnosis ; Interviewing ; Methodology. |
| Annotation | People with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) represent an important group for epidemiological research. This study describes a two-step population screening for identifying adults with MCI from the general population for research purposes, by questionnaire and telephone (method 1). It compares screening by telephone (method 1) to a subsequent face-to-face assessment (method 2). In method 1, 5491 subjects with memory complaints were identified from the general population by a postal questionnaire. Subsequently, cognitive status and memory were assessed in a telephone interview using the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status and the Ten Word Learning Test. Next, subjects with MCI according to method 1 were subjected to face-to-face assessment for method 2, in which cognitive status and memory were assessed using the Mini Mental Status Examination (MMSE) and the Auditory Verbal Learning Test (AVLT). 227 subjects completed both the telephone interview and the face-to-face assessment. 93 subjects (41%) had MCI according to both methods. 7 subjects (3%) failed to meet MCI criteria according to method 2 because of an MMSE score of <24. 127 subjects (66%) failed because of normal AVLT scores. The two-step population screening was able to detect a considerable number of MCI subjects in the general population; agreement between both methods was moderate. Therefore, the method of recruiting subjects for (epidemiological) studies has to be taken into consideration when interpreting results of these studies. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070627206 A |
| Classmark | EH: E4: 3V: LK7: 3DL: 3D |
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