Cognitive tests to help diagnose dementia in symptomatic people in primary care and the community

Sam Creavin; Susanna Wisniewski; Anna Noel-Storr; Clare Trevelyan; Thomas Hampton; Dane Rayment; Victoria M Thom; Kirsty  Nash; Hosam Elhamoui; Rowena Milligan; Anish S Patel; Demitra Tsivos; Tracey Wing; Emma Phillips; Sophie M Kellman; Hannah L Shackleton; Georgina F Singleton; Bethany E Neale; Martha E Watton; Sarah Cullum

doi:10.3399/bjgp18X695249

Cognitive tests to help diagnose dementia in symptomatic people in primary care and the community

Sam Creavin
, Susanna Wisniewski
, Anna Noel-Storr
, Clare Trevelyan
, Thomas Hampton
, Dane Rayment
, Victoria M Thom
, Kirsty Nash
, Hosam Elhamoui
, Rowena Milligan
, Anish S Patel
, Demitra Tsivos
, Tracey Wing
, Emma Phillips
, Sophie M Kellman
, Hannah L Shackleton
, Georgina F Singleton
, Bethany E Neale
, Martha E Watton
, Sarah Cullum

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Abstract

What brief cognitive test should a busy GP use when trying to assess someone who might have dementia? The menu of choices is long; one review found 11 options.

The Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group (CDCIG) is conducting a series of reviews to evaluate the evidence of a range of tests for diagnosing dementia. To date, reviews have been published addressing the accuracy of two tests in primary care: the Informant Questionnaire for Cognitive Disorders in the Elderly (IQCODE) and the Mini Mental State Examination [MMSE]. Reviewers found only one study that investigated the use of the IQCODE in primary care, and six that investigated the use of the MMSE.

A review of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment [MoCA] found no studies that evaluated the accuracy of the test in primary care. Reviews are underway for the Mini-Cog and AD-8 tests (see http://dta.cochrane.org/reviews-and-protocols-crg).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	149-150
Number of pages	2
Journal	British Journal of General Practice
Volume	68
Issue number	668
Early online date	22 Feb 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp18X695249
Publication status	Published - Mar 2018

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Creavin, S., Wisniewski, S., Noel-Storr, A., Trevelyan, C., Hampton, T., Rayment, D., Thom, V. M., Nash, K., Elhamoui, H., Milligan, R., Patel, A. S., Tsivos, D., Wing, T., Phillips, E., Kellman, S. M., Shackleton, H. L., Singleton, G. F., Neale, B. E., Watton, M. E., & Cullum, S. (2018). Cognitive tests to help diagnose dementia in symptomatic people in primary care and the community. British Journal of General Practice, 68(668), 149-150. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp18X695249

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