Development and validation of a dementia screening tool for primary care in Taiwan: Brain Health Test.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To develop a simple dementia screening tool to assist primary care physicians in identifying patients with cognitive impairment among subjects with memory complaints or at a high risk for dementia.

Design

The Brain Health Test (BHT) was developed by several experienced neurologists, psychiatrists, and clinical psychologists in the Taiwan Dementia Society. Validation of the BHT was conducted in the memory clinics of various levels of hospitals in Taiwan.

Participants

All dementia patients at the memory clinics who met the inclusion criteria of age greater or equal to 50 years were enrolled. Besides the BHT, the Mini-Mental State Examination and Clinical Dementia Rating were used to evaluate the cognition state of the patients and the severity of dementia.

SUBMITTER: Tsai PH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5918945 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature