Rating scales and cognition tests Flashcards
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Standard screening assessment for dementia developed in 1976 by Folstein
MMSE
Number of points on an MMSE
30
Years of formal education at which the cut-off for abnormal MMSE is reduced
9
Normal cut-off for an MMSE
23-24
Issues the MMSE is insensitive to
Early decline
Change
Types of tasks in the MMSE
Orientation Registration and recall Attention Multistep command Naming Repetition language Reading comprehension Writing Visual construction
Abilities tested in a clock drawing task
Verbal comprehension
Short term working memory
Spatial awareness
Executive function
Points given in the 7 scores screening method for clock drawing
The clock is divided into four quadrants
In the first three quadrants if any errors are present a score of 1 is given
In the fourth quadrant if any errors are present a score of 4 is given
Maximum score is 7
Six cognitive domains tested in the ACE
Orientation Attention Memory Verbal fluency Language Visuospatial ability
Cut-off for an intermediate ACE score
88
Cut-off for an abnormal ACE score
82
Sensitivity for an ACE score of 88
1.00
Specificity for an ACE score of 88
0.96
Sensitivity for an ACE score of 82
0.93
Specificity for an ACE score of 82
1.00
Tests for parietal lobe function
Stereognosis
Finger agnosia
Right left orientation
Two point discrimination
The ability to perceive the form of an object by touch in the absence of other sensory information
Stereognosis
Cognitive domain tested by serial sevens
Concentration
Cognitive domain tested by the intersecting polygons test
Constructional praxis
Most helpful orientation test
Time
Part of orientation not known by many people without memory issues
Exact date
All-purpose screening tool used in epidemiological studies, developed by Goldberg
General health questionnaire
Number of items in the most widely used general health questionnaire
28
Total possible score on a 28 item general health questionnaire
84