1. Picture‐Based Memory Impairment Screen: Effective Cognitive Screen in Ethnically Diverse Populations.
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Malik, Rubina, Weiss, Erica F., Gottesman, Reena, Zwerling, Jessica, and Verghese, Joe
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PICTURES as information resources , *MEMORY disorders in old age , *COGNITION in old age , *PSYCHOMETRICS , *MEDICAL screening , *MILD cognitive impairment , *DIAGNOSIS , *COGNITION disorders diagnosis , *GERIATRICIANS , *TREATMENT of dementia , *MEMORY disorders , *AGING , *ETHNIC groups , *HEALTH care teams , *LANGUAGE & languages , *LONGITUDINAL method , *NEUROLOGISTS , *PROJECTIVE techniques , *SEX distribution , *EDUCATIONAL attainment , *PREDICTIVE tests , *CROSS-sectional method , *RESEARCH methodology evaluation , *THERAPEUTICS - Abstract
Objectives: To describe the psychometric properties of the Picture‐based Memory Impairment Screen (PMIS) in a multidisciplinary memory disorder center serving an ethnically and educationally diverse community. Design: Cross‐sectional cohort study. Setting: Montefiore Center for Aging Brain (CAB) Participants: Individuals with cognitive complaints (N=405; average age 76±10, 66% female). Measurements: A geriatrician or neurologist administered the PMIS, and a neuropsychologist administered the Blessed Information, Memory, and Concentration (BIMC) test and determined whether participants had dementia, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), or subjective cognitive complaints (SCC). Results: Mean PMIS scores were 4.0±2.6 in participants with dementia (n=194), 6.8±1.5 in those with MCI (n= 155), and 7.0±1.8 in those with SCC (n= 56) (p<.001). PMIS scores showed similar significant linear trends when analyzed according to ethnicity, education, sex, and language. The PMIS was negatively correlated with BIMC score (p<.001). The PMIS had positive predictive value of 77%, negative predictive value of 73%, sensitivity of 68%, and specificity of 81% to detect all‐cause dementia in this population of individuals with cognitive complaints. Conclusion: The PMIS is a quick, valid screening tool to identify cognitive impairment in individuals with cognitive complaints that accounts for cultural and educational differences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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