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The Mini-Cog — a cognitive 'vital signs' measure for dementia screening in multi-lingual elderly
Author(s)	Soo Borson, James Scanlan, Michael Brush
Journal title	International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 15, no 11, November 2000
Pages	pp 1021-1027
Keywords	Dementia ; Screening ; Cognitive processes ; Evaluation ; United States of America.
Annotation	The Mini-Cog, a composite of 3-item recall and clock drawing, was developed as a brief test for discriminating demented from non-demented people in a community sample of culturally, linguistically and educationally heterogeneous older people. The Mini-Cog's sensitivity, specificity and diagnostic value were compared with those of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument (CASI) with a sample of 249 older Americans (129 who met criteria for probable dementia, and 120 with no history of cognitive decline); 124 were non-English speakers. The Mini-Cog had the highest sensitivity (99%), and correctly classified the greatest percentage (96%); its diagnostic value was not influenced by education or language, and administration time was 3 minutes (compared with 7 minutes for the MMSE). (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-001221212 A
Classmark	EA: 3V: DA: 4C: 7T
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