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The Saint Louis University Mental Status (SLUMS) Exam is a brief screening assessment used to detect cognitive impairment. [1] It was developed in 2006 at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine Division of Geriatric Medicine, in affiliation with a Veterans' Affairs medical center. [2]
Pages in category "Cognitive impairment and dementia screening and assessment tools" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The standard MMSE form which is currently published by Psychological Assessment Resources is based on its original 1975 conceptualization, with minor subsequent modifications by the authors. Advantages to the MMSE include requiring no specialized equipment or training for administration, and has both validity and reliability for the diagnosis ...
The team used health data from more than 350,000 people who had been recruited for the UK Biobank study between 2006 and 2010 and participated in follow-up assessments three times over the next ...
The higher cut-off score has both high specificity and sensitivity and is at least five times more likely to have come from a dementia patient than without. A score of 21 or less is almost certainly diagnostic of a dementia syndrome regardless of the clinical setting. [16] It has been found to be superior to the MMSE in diagnostic utility. [17 ...
The Self-administered Gerocognitive Examination is a brief cognitive assessment instrument for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and early dementia, created by Douglas Scharre, Professor of Clinical Neurology and Psychiatry at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. A digital version exists. [1]
Occupational therapy also addresses psychological and psychosocial needs of patients with dementia through improving daily occupational performance and caregivers' competence. [198] When compensatory intervention strategies are added to their daily routine, the level of performance is enhanced and reduces the burden commonly placed on their ...
The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) [1] is a semi structured interview developed to apply the model [16] [17] and is the only prescribed assessment. This allows freedom to choose other supporting assessments but also restrict the methods of application for the model. [ 18 ]