Telephone-based screening tools for mild cognitive impairment and dementia in aging studies: a review of validated instruments

Telephone-based screening tools for mild cognitive impairment and dementia in aging studies: a review of validated instruments

The decline of cognitive function in old age is a great challenge for modern society. The simultaneous increase in dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases justifies a growing need for accurate and valid cognitive assessment instruments. Although in-person testing is considered the most effecti...

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Main Authors: Teresa Costa Castanho, Liliana eAmorim, Joseph eZihl, Joana Almeida Palha, Nuno eSousa, Nadine Correia Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
Subjects:
Cognition
Dementia
Early detection
neurocognitive impairment
rapid-assessment tools
telephone-based screening
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnagi.2014.00016/full

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