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Self-administered cognitive screening for a study of successful aging among community-dwelling seniors
— a preliminary study | | Author(s) | David J Moore, David Sitzer, Colin A Depp |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 22, no 4, April 2007 |
| Pages | pp 327-331 |
| Source | http://www.interscience.wiley.com |
| Keywords | Cognitive processes ; Screening ; Longevity ; Living in the community ; Evaluation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Cognitive functioning is a central component of successful ageing. Yet there are few published instruments for brief and reliable self-administered assessment that could be used in large population-based studies of community-dwelling older people. The authors assessed 182 well-educated adults aged 58-99 living in San Diego, California with a modified version of a previously published cognitive screening instrument (Cognitive Assessment Screening Test - Revised, CAST-R), a measure of cognitive complaints (Cognitive Failures Questionnaire, CFQ), and a self-rating of successful ageing. They used the SF-36 Physical and Mental Composite Scores as measures of physical and mental health-related functioning. As expected, most individuals performed well on the CAST-R: only 7% fell below a previously established cut score for cognitive impairment. CAST-R scores were positively correlated with level of education, income, SF-36 Mental Composite scores and a self-rating of successful ageing, and negatively correlated with chronological age. Scores on the CAST-R were not correlated with cognitive complaints (CQF total score) or SF-36 Physical Composite Scores. A self-administered cognitive screening tool may be a successful, albeit limited, way of screening for cognitive disabilities in well-educated community-dwelling older people. Significant associations with a number of variables relating to successful ageing represent the first step in establishing validity of the CAST-R. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070627215 A |
| Classmark | DA: 3V: BGA: K4: 4C: 7T |
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