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Does the Clock Drawing Test predict dementia? Results of the Leipzig Longitudinal Study of the Aged (LEILA 75+)

Authors

Ehreke, Lena, Luppa, Melanie, König, Hans-Helmut, Villringer, Arno, Riedel-Heller, Steffi G.

Journal

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, Volume: 31, No.: 2, Pages.: 89-97

Year of Publication

2011

Abstract

Background/Aims: Conversion rates to dementia are known to be high for patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), but the diagnosis of MCI is very time-consuming. Since the Clock Drawing Test (CDT) is quick to administer, it will be of interest to compare the predictive validity of the CDT and of an MCI diagnosis for the diagnosis of dementia. Methods: In a sample of 384 individuals, CDT scores and the presence of MCI were assessed at baseline and then compared between individuals with an incident dementia diagnosis at follow-up and those without. Multivariate analyses, receiver operating characteristic analyses and values of sensitivity and specificity of the CDT were performed. Results: Individuals with incident dementia had significantly higher CDT scores at baseline than those without dementia. CDT was a significant predictor of incident dementia after adjusting for other factors. CDT reached a sensitivity of 68% and specificity of 65%. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of CDT was 0.70 and therefore slightly lower than for MCI diagnosis (0.78). Conclusions: Because of the only slightly lower predictive value of the CDT, its quick application and scoring compared to the MCI concept applied, it will be worthwhile to improve the CDT scoring system in order to increase the predictive validity in dementia. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved). (journal abstract)

Bibtex Citation

@article{Ehreke_2011, doi = {10.1159/000323317}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000323317}, year = 2011, publisher = {S. Karger {AG}}, volume = {31}, number = {2}, pages = {89--97}, author = {Lena Ehreke and Melanie Luppa and Hans-Helmut König and Arno Villringer and Steffi G. Riedel-Heller}, title = {Does the Clock Drawing Test Predict Dementia Results of the Leipzig Longitudinal Study of the Aged ({LEILA} 75$mathplus$)}, journal = {Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders} }

Keywords

clock drawing test, cognitive impairment, dementia, dementia diagnosis, diagnosis, mild cognitive impairment patients, patients, psychometrics, test reliability, test validity

Countries of Study

Germany

Types of Dementia

Dementia (general / unspecified), Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)

Types of Study

Instrument development and testing (cross walking of measures, etc.)

Type of Interventions

Diagnostic Target Identification

Diagnostic Targets

Cognition testing (inc. task driven tests such as clock drawing)