Open AccessComparison of two screening instruments to detect dementia in Indian elderly subjects in a clinical setting
Author(s) -
Pinki Tak,
Jitendra Rohilla,
Shubham Jhanwar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1050_20
Subject(s) - medicine , dementia , receiver operating characteristic , gold standard (test) , mini–mental state examination , outpatient clinic , geriatrics , population , physical therapy , psychiatry , disease , environmental health
Cognitive screening in elderly patients receiving treatment for chronic medical conditions in a busy outpatient clinical setting is crucial to detect dementia at an earlier stage. Although Hindi Mini-Mental State Examination (HMSE) is an established screening tool for the geriatric population in India, but cannot be administered with the informant. Our study aims to compare two screening instruments, Informant based - Eight-item Interview to Differentiate Aging and Dementia (AD8) and HMSE among elderly patients attending medical outpatient service (OPD) in a tertiary care hospital.