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Utility and Acceptability of the Modified Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status in a Longitudinal Study of A ustralian Women Aged 85 to 90
Author(s) -
Baker Ashleigh T.,
Byles Julie E.,
Loxton Deborah J.,
McLaughlin Deirdre,
Graves Anna,
Dobson Annette
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/jgs.12333
Subject(s) - medicine , telephone interview , longitudinal study , cognition , gerontology , tics , mental health , family medicine , psychiatry , sociology , social science , pathology
Many studies of aging include face-to-face assessment of cognitive state using a variety of instruments, but this approach is not feasible for use with large and geographically dispersed samples. The modified Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS-M) was modeled after the Mini-Mental State Examination and is a widely used telephone-based screening instrument, but it has rarely been used with the oldest old, who may have more difficulty completing it. The aim of this study was to assess the acceptability and utility of the TICS-M in a group of women aged 85 to 90 participating in a community-based longitudinal study