Cognitive testing in the COVID-19 era: can existing screeners be adapted for telephone use?
Neurodegener Dis Manag
; 11(1): 77-82, 2021 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-918965
ABSTRACT
Aim:
To examine whether two existing cognitive screeners might be adapted for telephone administration by omission of item content requiring visual cues or assessment. Materials &methods:
Data from a test accuracy study of Mini-Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination (MACE) and Free-Cog were used to derive scores for 'Tele-MACE' and 'Tele-Free-Cog'.Results:
As in the index study, both Tele-MACE and Tele-Free-Cog proved sensitive for dementia diagnosis. Tele-MACE had a better balance of sensitivity and specificity than observed with MACE. Tele-MACE was sensitive for mild cognitive impairment diagnosis, whereas Tele-Free-Cog was more specific for mild cognitive impairment.Conclusion:
Existing cognitive screeners may be adapted for telephone administration. Such developments may prove necessary in the COVID-19 era as remote rather than face-to-face cognitive assessment increasingly becomes the established norm.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Telephone
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Telemedicine
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Dementia
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Cognitive Dysfunction
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Neuropsychological Tests
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
Neurodegener Dis Manag
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Nmt-2020-0040
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