Evaluation of cognitive impairment in elderly population with hypertension from a low-resource setting: Agreement and bias between screening tools.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The evaluation of cognitive impairment in adulthood merits attention in societies in transition and especially in people with chronic diseases. Screening tools available for clinical practice and epidemiological studies have been designed in high-income but not in resource-constrained settings. The aim of this study was to assess the agreement and bias of three common tools used for screening of cognitive impairment in people with hypertension: the modified Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), and the Leganés Cognitive Test (LCT).

Methods

A cross-sectional study enrolling participants with hypertension from a semi-urban area in Peru was performed. The three screening tools for cognitive impairment were applied on three

SUBMITTER: Lazo-Porras M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5312667 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature