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| Reviews of cognitive assessments for older adults | | Author(s) | Alison Douglas, Lori Letts, Lili Liu |
| Journal title | Physical & Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics, vol 26, no 4, 2008 |
| Publisher | The Haworth Press, Inc., 2008 |
| Pages | pp 13-43 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Cognitive processes ; Screening ; Occupational therapy ; Evaluation ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | Occupational therapists who work with older people commonly assess cognition - including capacities such as memory and attention - to evaluate daily living function. The occupational therapy literature describes the cognitive assessments; however, those standardised with older people are not critically reviewed. This review identifies which standardised cognitive assessments for older people are documented in the occupational therapy literature, to compare their psychometric properties, and to provide practice recommendations. 32 assessments met the inclusion criteria. They were grouped into three categories, and the evidence regarding their psychometric properties was summarised. The assessments that demonstrated the greatest rigour were: in the "brief" screening category, the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Modified Mini Mental Status Exam (3MS); in the "testing" category, the Cognitive Assessment Scale for the Elderly (CASE/PEPCA-2r) and the Cognistat; and in the "activity/participation" category, the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS). Limitations of each assessment are discussed. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080808030 A |
| Classmark | DA: 3V: LOH: 4C: 64A |
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