Clock-Drawing Test as a Screening Tool for Cognitive Impairment Associated With Fecal Immunochemical Test Collection Errors.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The purposes of this study were to determine if (1) certain demographic characteristics (potential predictors) of participants, and (2) clock-drawing test results (as a screening test for cognitive impairment) were associated with fecal immunochemical test (FIT) sample collection errors.

Methods

Patients scheduled for an upcoming colonoscopy were asked to collect stool samples using 5 different FITs. Patients completed a questionnaire that included the clock-drawing test. Errors included mistakes or omissions in recording the stool collection date and errors in stool collection. Each clock drawing was scored by 2 reviewers using 2 established methods.

Results

Of the 1,448 participants with a clock drawing, 63% were female with a mean age of 63 years. In this p

SUBMITTER: Daly JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9512558 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature