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Moret-Tatay C, Iborra-Marmolejo I, Jorques-Infante MJ, Bernabé-Valero G, Beneyto-Arrojo MJ, Irigaray TQ. A pilot screening for cognitive impairment through voice technology (WAY2AGE). BMC Psychol 2023; 11:170. [PMID: 37221628 PMCID: PMC10204663 DOI: 10.1186/s40359-023-01212-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023] Open
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Voice technology has grown exponentially, offering an opportunity to different fields, such as the health area. Considering that language can be a sign of cognitive impairment and most screening tools are based on speech measures, these devices are of interest. The aim of this work was to examine a screening tool for Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) through voice technology. For this reason, the WAY2AGE voice Bot was tested across Mini-Mental (MMSE) scores. The main results depict a strong relationship between MMSE and WAY2AGE scores, as well as a good AUC value to discriminate between no cognitive impairment (NCI) and MCI groups. However, a relationship between age and WAY2AGE scores, but not between age and MMSE scores, was found. This would indicate that, even if WAY2AGE seems sensitive to detect MCI, the voice tool is age-sensitive and not as robust as the traditional MMSE scale. Future lines of research should look more deeply into parameters that distinguish developmental changes. As a screening tool, these results are of interest for the health area and for at-risk older adults.
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- Carmen Moret-Tatay
- Faculty of Psychology, Valencia Catholic University Saint Vincent Martyr (UCV), Burjassot, Valencia, Spain.
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- Faculty of Psychology, Valencia Catholic University Saint Vincent Martyr (UCV), Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
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- Faculty of Psychology, Valencia Catholic University Saint Vincent Martyr (UCV), Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
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- Faculty of Psychology, Valencia Catholic University Saint Vincent Martyr (UCV), Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
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- Faculty of Psychology, Valencia Catholic University Saint Vincent Martyr (UCV), Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Beishon LC, Elliott E, Hietamies TM, Mc Ardle R, O'Mahony A, Elliott AR, Quinn TJ. Diagnostic test accuracy of remote, multidomain cognitive assessment (telephone and video call) for dementia. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022; 4:CD013724. [PMID: 35395108 PMCID: PMC8992929 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd013724.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND Remote cognitive assessments are increasingly needed to assist in the detection of cognitive disorders, but the diagnostic accuracy of telephone- and video-based cognitive screening remains unclear. OBJECTIVES To assess the test accuracy of any multidomain cognitive test delivered remotely for the diagnosis of any form of dementia. To assess for potential differences in cognitive test scoring when using a remote platform, and where a remote screener was compared to the equivalent face-to-face test. SEARCH METHODS We searched ALOIS, the Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group Specialized Register, CENTRAL, MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Web of Science, LILACS, and ClinicalTrials.gov (www. CLINICALTRIALS gov/) databases on 2 June 2021. We performed forward and backward searching of included citations. SELECTION CRITERIA We included cross-sectional studies, where a remote, multidomain assessment was administered alongside a clinical diagnosis of dementia or equivalent face-to-face test. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two review authors independently assessed risk of bias and extracted data; a third review author moderated disagreements. Our primary analysis was the accuracy of remote assessments against a clinical diagnosis of dementia. Where data were available, we reported test accuracy as sensitivity and specificity. We did not perform quantitative meta-analysis as there were too few studies at individual test level. For those studies comparing remote versus in-person use of an equivalent screening test, if data allowed, we described correlations, reliability, differences in scores and the proportion classified as having cognitive impairment for each test. MAIN RESULTS The review contains 31 studies (19 differing tests, 3075 participants), of which seven studies (six telephone, one video call, 756 participants) were relevant to our primary objective of describing test accuracy against a clinical diagnosis of dementia. All studies were at unclear or high risk of bias in at least one domain, but were low risk in applicability to the review question. Overall, sensitivity of remote tools varied with values between 26% and 100%, and specificity between 65% and 100%, with no clearly superior test. Across the 24 papers comparing equivalent remote and in-person tests (14 telephone, 10 video call), agreement between tests was good, but rarely perfect (correlation coefficient range: 0.48 to 0.98). AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Despite the common and increasing use of remote cognitive assessment, supporting evidence on test accuracy is limited. Available data do not allow us to suggest a preferred test. Remote testing is complex, and this is reflected in the heterogeneity seen in tests used, their application, and their analysis. More research is needed to describe accuracy of contemporary approaches to remote cognitive assessment. While data comparing remote and in-person use of a test were reassuring, thresholds and scoring rules derived from in-person testing may not be applicable when the equivalent test is adapted for remote use.
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- Lucy C Beishon
- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
- Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK
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- CUBRIC, School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
- NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow, University Hospitals Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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Mayà G, Sarto J, Compta Y, Balasa M, Ximelis T, Aldecoa I, Gelpi E, Sánchez-Valle R, Molina-Porcel L. Assessment of Cognitive Symptoms in Brain Bank-Registered Control Subjects: Feasibility and Utility of a Telephone-Based Screening. J Alzheimers Dis 2021; 85:1107-1113. [DOI: 10.3233/jad-215444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Background: For neuroscience research, the study of brain tissue of neurologically unimpaired subjects is crucial to interpret findings in neurodegenerative diseases. Sub-optimal neurological follow-up and the presence of neuropathological lesions in supposedly asymptomatic subjects casts doubt as to whether these subjects present an undetected underlying neurodegenerative disease or are resilient to neurodegeneration. Objective: We aimed to assess whether the control donors registered in the Neurological Tissue Bank-Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS (NTB-HCI) are still free of cognitive symptoms at follow-up and to evaluate the feasibility and utility of a telephone-based screening. Methods: All control subjects older than 65 years registered at the NTB-HCI database were selected for the study. After a structured telephone interview, those subjects already diagnosed with a neurological disease were excluded. Then, a cognitive screening was performed, including the telephone version of the Mini-Mental State Examination (t-MMSE) and the eight-item interview (AD-8) to the subject and to one informant. Results: In total, 73.8% of the registered donors collaborated in the study. Only 21.4% had at least one of the three cognitive screening tools impaired, and 2.7% had a profile highly suggestive of cognitive impairment. AD-8i correlated moderately with t-MMSE. Conclusion: Telephone-based neurologic screening in control donors is feasible and was within the normal range in most of the subjects in our cohort. Albeit, the involvement of neurologists and periodic neurological screenings are desirable in a control subjects brain donor program, AD8-i could be used to screen the control’s neurological status in the absence of accurate clinical data at the time of the death.
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- Gerard Mayà
- Neurology Service-ICN, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Neurology Service-ICN, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas(CIBERNED)
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- Neurology Service-ICN, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Neurology Service-ICN, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Neurological TissueBank of the Biobank-IDIBAPS-Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Neurological TissueBank of the Biobank-IDIBAPS-Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
- Pathology Service-CDB, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Spain
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- Neurological TissueBank of the Biobank-IDIBAPS-Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Neurology, Division of Neuropathology and Neurochemistry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Neurology Service-ICN, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Neurological TissueBank of the Biobank-IDIBAPS-Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Neurology Service-ICN, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Neurological TissueBank of the Biobank-IDIBAPS-Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
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Sola-Valls N, Ariño H, Escudero D, Solana E, Lladó A, Sánchez-Valle R, Blanco Y, Saiz A, Dalmau J, Graus F. Telemedicine assessment of long-term cognitive and functional status in anti-leucine-rich, glioma-inactivated 1 encephalitis. NEUROLOGY(R) NEUROIMMUNOLOGY & NEUROINFLAMMATION 2020; 7:e652. [PMID: 31848230 PMCID: PMC6943366 DOI: 10.1212/nxi.0000000000000652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2019] [Accepted: 11/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the feasibility of a structured telephone interview examining the long-term cognitive and functional status in anti-leucine-rich, glioma-inactivated 1 (LGI1) encephalitis. METHODS Telephone interviews were conducted with 37 patients after a median follow-up of 87 months from disease onset and 23 healthy controls matched for age and sex. Cognitive status was assessed with the telephone Mini-Mental State Examination (t-MMSE) and 3 tests exploring verbal memory, fluency, and executive function. Functional status was evaluated with the Functional Activities Questionnaire and the modified Rankin Scale (mRS). Patients were classified as normal, with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), or with dementia based on cognitive and functional status. Assessment of the cognitive reserve was performed with a structured questionnaire. Logistic regression analysis was applied to identify predictors of cognitive impairment. RESULTS Telephone interviews were successful in 36/37 (97%) patients. Cognitive impairment was detected in 27 (75%) including 17 with MCI and 10 with dementia. Eight (29%) patients would have been misclassified using only the t-MMSE. Twenty-six (72%) patients were functionally independent according to the mRS, but only 9 (35%) were cognitively normal. Independent predictors for long-term cognitive impairment were a low cognitive reserve (OR = 1.36, 95% CI: 1.05-1.76; p = 0.02) and bilateral hippocampal hyperintensity at initial MRI (OR = 27.03, 95% CI: 1.87-390; p = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS Telemedicine is a feasible tool to assess the cognitive and functional outcome in patients with anti-LGI1 encephalitis. Cognitive impairment is often missed if only functional scales are used. Premorbid cognitive reserve and MRI with bilateral hippocampal hyperintensity were predictors for long-term cognitive impairment.
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- Nuria Sola-Valls
- From the Neuroimmunology Program (N.S.-V., H.A., E.S., A.S., J.D., F.G.), Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clinic; Neuroimmunology Unit (N.S.-V., D.E., Y.B., A.S.), Service of Neurology, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona; Alzheimer's Disease and Other Cognitive Disorders Unit (A.L., R.S.-V.), Service of Neurology, Hospital Clínic; Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurology (J.D.), University of Pennsylvania, PA; and Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA) (J.D.), Barcelona, Spain
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- From the Neuroimmunology Program (N.S.-V., H.A., E.S., A.S., J.D., F.G.), Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clinic; Neuroimmunology Unit (N.S.-V., D.E., Y.B., A.S.), Service of Neurology, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona; Alzheimer's Disease and Other Cognitive Disorders Unit (A.L., R.S.-V.), Service of Neurology, Hospital Clínic; Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurology (J.D.), University of Pennsylvania, PA; and Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA) (J.D.), Barcelona, Spain
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- From the Neuroimmunology Program (N.S.-V., H.A., E.S., A.S., J.D., F.G.), Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clinic; Neuroimmunology Unit (N.S.-V., D.E., Y.B., A.S.), Service of Neurology, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona; Alzheimer's Disease and Other Cognitive Disorders Unit (A.L., R.S.-V.), Service of Neurology, Hospital Clínic; Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurology (J.D.), University of Pennsylvania, PA; and Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA) (J.D.), Barcelona, Spain
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- From the Neuroimmunology Program (N.S.-V., H.A., E.S., A.S., J.D., F.G.), Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clinic; Neuroimmunology Unit (N.S.-V., D.E., Y.B., A.S.), Service of Neurology, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona; Alzheimer's Disease and Other Cognitive Disorders Unit (A.L., R.S.-V.), Service of Neurology, Hospital Clínic; Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurology (J.D.), University of Pennsylvania, PA; and Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA) (J.D.), Barcelona, Spain
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- From the Neuroimmunology Program (N.S.-V., H.A., E.S., A.S., J.D., F.G.), Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clinic; Neuroimmunology Unit (N.S.-V., D.E., Y.B., A.S.), Service of Neurology, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona; Alzheimer's Disease and Other Cognitive Disorders Unit (A.L., R.S.-V.), Service of Neurology, Hospital Clínic; Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurology (J.D.), University of Pennsylvania, PA; and Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA) (J.D.), Barcelona, Spain
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- From the Neuroimmunology Program (N.S.-V., H.A., E.S., A.S., J.D., F.G.), Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clinic; Neuroimmunology Unit (N.S.-V., D.E., Y.B., A.S.), Service of Neurology, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona; Alzheimer's Disease and Other Cognitive Disorders Unit (A.L., R.S.-V.), Service of Neurology, Hospital Clínic; Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurology (J.D.), University of Pennsylvania, PA; and Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA) (J.D.), Barcelona, Spain
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- From the Neuroimmunology Program (N.S.-V., H.A., E.S., A.S., J.D., F.G.), Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clinic; Neuroimmunology Unit (N.S.-V., D.E., Y.B., A.S.), Service of Neurology, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona; Alzheimer's Disease and Other Cognitive Disorders Unit (A.L., R.S.-V.), Service of Neurology, Hospital Clínic; Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurology (J.D.), University of Pennsylvania, PA; and Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA) (J.D.), Barcelona, Spain
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- From the Neuroimmunology Program (N.S.-V., H.A., E.S., A.S., J.D., F.G.), Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clinic; Neuroimmunology Unit (N.S.-V., D.E., Y.B., A.S.), Service of Neurology, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona; Alzheimer's Disease and Other Cognitive Disorders Unit (A.L., R.S.-V.), Service of Neurology, Hospital Clínic; Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurology (J.D.), University of Pennsylvania, PA; and Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA) (J.D.), Barcelona, Spain
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- From the Neuroimmunology Program (N.S.-V., H.A., E.S., A.S., J.D., F.G.), Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clinic; Neuroimmunology Unit (N.S.-V., D.E., Y.B., A.S.), Service of Neurology, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona; Alzheimer's Disease and Other Cognitive Disorders Unit (A.L., R.S.-V.), Service of Neurology, Hospital Clínic; Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurology (J.D.), University of Pennsylvania, PA; and Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA) (J.D.), Barcelona, Spain
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- From the Neuroimmunology Program (N.S.-V., H.A., E.S., A.S., J.D., F.G.), Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clinic; Neuroimmunology Unit (N.S.-V., D.E., Y.B., A.S.), Service of Neurology, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona; Alzheimer's Disease and Other Cognitive Disorders Unit (A.L., R.S.-V.), Service of Neurology, Hospital Clínic; Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurology (J.D.), University of Pennsylvania, PA; and Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA) (J.D.), Barcelona, Spain.
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Naharci MI, Celebi F, Oguz EO, Yilmaz O, Tasci I. The Turkish Version of the Telephone Cognitive Screen for Detecting Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults. Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen 2020; 35:1533317519889810. [PMID: 31755298 PMCID: PMC10624096 DOI: 10.1177/1533317519889810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The ability to screen Turkish-speaking older adults for cognitive impairment by phone is lacking. The aim of this study was to translate the existing version of the telephone cognitive screen (T-CogS) into Turkish version (T-CogS-TR) and evaluate its reliability and validity in community-dwelling older adults. We prospectively recruited 104 community-dwelling participants with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD) and healthy controls. The T-CogS-TR was administered twice via telephone at home, first within 3 days of an in-person administration and again 4 weeks later. We observed acceptable internal consistency (Cronbach α coefficient = 0.738) and internal reliability. The test-retest reliability was excellent. The T-CogS-TR demonstrated significant correlations with Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, Mini-Mental State Examination, Clock-Drawing Test, and Clinician Dementia Rating (P's < .0001). The cutoff value of ≤22 exhibited sensitivity of 96.8%, specificity of 90.2%, positive predictive value of 93.9%, and negative predictive value of 94.9%. The T-CogS-TR can be useful as a valid and reliable tool for detecting AD in Turkish elderly patients. Also, this tool may be considered suitable for patients who need more frequent follow-up and cannot easily return to in-person visits.
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- Mehmet Ilkin Naharci
- Division of Geriatrics, Gulhane Faculty of Medicine & Gulhane Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
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- Division of Geriatrics, Gulhane Faculty of Medicine & Gulhane Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
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- Division of Geriatrics, Gulhane Faculty of Medicine & Gulhane Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
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- Division of Geriatrics, Gulhane Faculty of Medicine & Gulhane Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gulhane Faculty of Medicine & Gulhane Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
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Tinklenberg JR, Kraemer HC, Yaffe K, O’Hara R, Ringman JM, Ashford JW, Yesavage JA, Taylor JL. Donepezil treatment in ethnically diverse patients with Alzheimer disease. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2015; 23:384-390. [PMID: 25747405 PMCID: PMC4874327 DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2014.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2014] [Revised: 09/19/2014] [Accepted: 09/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the outcome of donepezil treatment in ethnically diverse Alzheimer disease (AD) patients with ethnically diverse AD patients who did not receive donepezil. METHODS Patients meeting NINCDS-ADRA criteria for probable or possible AD from a consortium of California sites were systematically followed for at least 1 year in this prospective, observational study. Their treatment regimens, including prescription of donepezil, were determined by their individual physician according to his or her usual criteria. Patients self-identified their ethnicity. RESULTS The 64 ethnically diverse AD patients who completed the study and received donepezil treatment had an average 1-year decline of 2.30 points (standard deviation: 3.9) on the 30-point Mini-Mental State Exam compared with a 1.70-point (standard deviation: 4.2) decline in the 74 ethnically diverse completers who received no donepezil or other anti-AD drugs during the study period. This difference was not statistically significant. The overall Cohen effect size of this treatment-associated difference was estimated at -0.15. After using propensity analyses and other techniques to assess factors that could bias prescribing decisions, the lack of benefits associated with donepezil treatment remained. The lack of donepezil benefits also remained when more traditional analyses were applied to these data. CONCLUSION Ethnically diverse AD patients in this study apparently did not benefit from 1 year of donepezil treatment. These unpromising results are in contrast to modest benefits of donepezil treatment measured in a directly comparable California study involving white non-Latino AD patients.
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- Jared R. Tinklenberg
- Sierra Pacific Mental Illness, Research, Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
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- Sierra Pacific Mental Illness, Research, Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA,Sierra Pacific Mental Illness, Research, Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs San Francisco Health Care System, San Francisco, CA
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- Sierra Pacific Mental Illness, Research, Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
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- Mary S. Easton Center for Alzheimer’s Disease Research, Department of Neurology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA
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- Sierra Pacific Mental Illness, Research, Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
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- Sierra Pacific Mental Illness, Research, Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
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- Sierra Pacific Mental Illness, Research, Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
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Carnero-Pardo C. Should the mini-mental state examination be retired? Neurologia 2013; 29:473-81. [PMID: 24140158 DOI: 10.1016/j.nrl.2013.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2013] [Accepted: 07/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Short cognitive tests are routinely used in clinical practice to detect and screen for cognitive impairment and dementia. These cognitive tests should meet minimum criteria for both applicability and psychometric qualities. DEVELOPMENT The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is the most frequently applied short cognitive test, and the article introducing it remains a milestone in the history of medicine. Its main advantages are its widespread use and the extensive empirical evidence that supports it. However, the MMSE has important shortcomings, including lack of standardisation, its lack of suitability for illiterate subjects, the considerable effect of socio-educational variables on results, and its limited effectiveness for detecting cognitive impairment. Lastly, since the test is copyright-protected, using it is necessarily either costly or fraudulent. Newer available instruments do not share these shortcomings and have demonstrated greater diagnostic accuracy for detecting cognitive impairment and dementia, as well as being more cost-effective than the MMSE CONCLUSION: It is time to acknowledge the MMSE's important role in the history of medicine and grant it a deserved and honourable retirement. Its place will be taken by more effective instruments that require less time, are user-friendly and free of charge, can be applied to all individuals, and yield more equitable outcomes.
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- C Carnero-Pardo
- Unidad de Neurología Cognitivo-Conductual, Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, España; FIDYAN Neurocenter, Granada, España.
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Riba I, Jarca CI, Mundet X, Tovar JL, Orfila F, Nafría C, Raga A, Girona A, Fernández-Lara P, Castañé X, Alvarez Sabin J, Fernández Cortiñas I, Maisterra O, Montaner J, Delgado P. Cognitive assessment protocol design in the ISSYS (Investigating Silent Strokes in hYpertensives: a magnetic resonance imaging Study). J Neurol Sci 2012; 322:79-81. [PMID: 22836018 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2012.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2012] [Revised: 06/01/2012] [Accepted: 06/25/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Hypertension and silent cerebrovascular lesions (SCL) detected by brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are associated with an increased risk of cognitive decline. In a prospective observational study in 1000 hypertensive patients, aged 50-70 years, with no prior history of stroke or dementia, we will study the presence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and the relationship between SCL and cognition. All participants will be assessed by means of the Dementia Rating Scale-2 (DRS-2) and will undergo a brain MRI. In order to better characterize MCI and future dementia risk in our cohort, those patients that are suspected to be cognitively impaired according to the DRS-2 results will have a further neurological evaluation and complete neuropsychological testing. Follow-up for the entire cohort is planned to last for at least 3 years.
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- I Riba
- Neurovascular Research Laboratory, Vall Hebron's Research Institute, Neurovascular Section, Vall Hebron Hospital, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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