Correcting for demographic variables on the modified telephone interview for cognitive status.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the effect of demographic variables on scores on the modified Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (mTICS) in a healthy cohort and develop demographically corrected normative data.

Design

Observational.

Setting

Primarily academic medical centers.

Participants

576 healthy older adults.

Measurements

mTICS.

Results

Age and education significantly correlated with mTICS score, and sex differences were also observed on this score. Ethnicity differences were not observed. Using regression equations, age, education, and sex significantly predicted mTICS total score.

Conclusions

By using these corrections, an individual's cognitive status may be more accurately predicted with this telephone screening instrument, although cli

SUBMITTER: Duff K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3984368 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature