Dementia Screenings- Clock Drawing test

Question 1

Clock Drawing test

Answer 1

• Simple and quick screening measure of cognitive status

- Most commonly used in older adults

Question 2

Clock drawing test has several different variations of administration and scoring

Answer 2

Earliest version

Question 3

Earliest version

Answer 3

-Four pre-drawn clock faces
Instruct Individual to mark 1:00, 3:00, 9:15, and 7:30
-One point for each correct placement of a hand
-One point for each for drawing the different lengths of the minute and hour hand

Question 4

5 Point scale used in Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative study Group

Answer 4

1 point

• for drawing approximately circular face
• numbers in the correct order
• symmetry and placement of numbers
• presence of two hands and hands showing correct times