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A comparison of the MMSE and the TICS‐m in hearing‐impaired older adults
Author(s) -
Pachancy A,
Alpass Fiona M,
Blakey Judy A,
Long Nigel R
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
australasian journal on ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.63
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-6612
pISSN - 1440-6381
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2006.00156.x
Subject(s) - audiology , tics , recall , cognition , context (archaeology) , psychology , hearing impaired , cognitive impairment , telephone interview , medicine , psychiatry , cognitive psychology , paleontology , social science , sociology , biology
Objective: The efficacy of telephone‐administered cognitive screening instruments used with hearing‐impaired populations is as yet unknown.Method: In a pilot study, performance of hearing‐impaired veterans (N = 46) was compared on telephone‐administered (Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status – modified; TICS‐m) and face‐to‐face administered (Mini‐Mental State Examination; MMSE) instruments.Results: Correlations between the MMSE and the TICS‐m (r = 0.39) are lower than previously reported in the literature. Participants had difficulty perceiving words from the TICS‐m on registration and thus also on later recall, regardless of whether hearing aids were worn. Further analyses revealed that when these items were removed from the TICS‐m scores, correlations with the MMSE improved significantly.Conclusions: Hearing‐impaired participants may have difficulties with telephone‐administered instruments requiring accurate hearing of words in the absence of any context. Participants’ hearing should be taken into account when administering and interpreting cognitive screens over the telephone.