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The Nottingham Health Profile: a feasible questionnaire for nursing home residents?
Background: The Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) assesses perceived emotional, social, and physical health problems and the extent to which such problems affect daily activities. The objective of our study was to determine the feasibility of the NHP for nursing home residents.; Methods: A prospective multicenter observational study was conducted in 11 nursing homes from April […]
The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in geriatric rehabilitation: psychometric properties and association with rehabilitation outcomes
Sweet, Lisa,
Van Adel, Mike,
Metcalf, Valerie,
Wright, Lisa,
Harley, Anne,
Leiva, René,
Taler, Vanessa
Background: Cognitive status has been reported to be an important predictor of rehabilitation outcome. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) was designed to overcome some of the limitations of established cognitive screening tools such as the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). The purpose of this study is to evaluate the psychometric characteristics of the MoCA as a […]
Assessment of cognition in mild cognitive impairment: a comparative study
Snyder, Peter J.,
Jackson, Colleen E.,
Petersen, Ronald C.,
Khachaturian, Ara S.,
Kaye, Jeffrey,
Albert, Marilyn S.,
Weintraub, Sandra
The demand for rapidly administered, sensitive, and reliable cognitive assessments that are specifically designed for identifying individuals in the earliest stages of cognitive decline (and to measure subtle change over time) has escalated as the emphasis in Alzheimer’s disease clinical research has shifted from clinical diagnosis and treatment toward the goal of developing presymptomatic neuroprotective […]
Psychometric evaluation of the Swedish version of the Person-Centered Care Assessment Tool (P-CAT)
Background: Person-centered care is a multidimensional concept describing good care, especially within aged care and care for people with dementia. Research studies evaluating person-centered care interventions seldom use direct measurement of levels of person-centeredness. Existing scales that measure person-centeredness need further testing. This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the Person-Centered […]
Detection of cognitive impairment and dementia using the animal fluency test: the DECIDE study
Sebaldt, Rolf,
Dalziel, William,
Massoud, Fadi,
Tanguay, André,
Ward, Rick,
Thabane, Lehana,
Melnyk, Peter,
Landry, Pierre-Alexandre,
Lescrauwaet, Benedicte
Objectives: To evaluate the performance of a one-minute screening test measured against a validated 10-minute screening test for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in detecting CI in patients aged > or = 65 years with two or more vascular risk factors (VRF).; Methods: Patients (n=1523) aged 65 years or older without documented CI symptoms or dementia […]
Measuring the experience and perception of suffering
Schulz, R.,
Monin, J. K.,
Czaja, S. J.,
Lingler, J. H.,
Beach, S. R.,
Martire, L. M.,
Dodds, A.,
Hebert, R. S.,
Zdaniuk, B.,
Cook, T. B.
Purpose: assess psychometric properties of scales developed to assess experience and perception of physical, psychological, and existential suffering in older individuals.; Design and Methods: scales were administered to 3 populations of older persons and/or their family caregivers: individuals with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and their family caregivers (N = 105 dyads), married couples in whom 1 […]