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Diagnostic test accuracy of cognitive screeners in older people
Author(s) -
Wojtowicz Alex,
Larner Andrew J
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
progress in neurology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.19
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1931-227X
pISSN - 1367-7543
DOI - 10.1002/pnp.457
Subject(s) - dementia , cognition , test (biology) , cognitive impairment , cognitive test , psychology , cognitive assessment system , cognitive decline , neurology , gerontology , clinical psychology , medicine , psychiatry , disease , pathology , paleontology , biology
Age is a key risk factor for cognitive impairment and dementia, although cognitive complaints may also occur in younger people. Here, the authors re‐analyse data from several pragmatic diagnostic test accuracy studies examining various short cognitive screening instruments (CSIs) in a secondary‐care, neurology‐led, cognitive disorders clinic and establish whether any CSI tests are more favourable in the older age group.