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general practioner assessment of cognition (GPCOG)
2 sections:
1) patient: 9 item cognitive test score correct items, total score = 9
2) informant: (presumably caregiver) 6 historical questions score an answer of 'no', total score = 6
Higher score indicates better performance.
Items & questions derived from:
1) Cambridge cognitive examination
2) Psychogeriatric assessment scale
3) Instrumental activities of daily living (iADL)
Time to administer:
1) 4 minutes for patient section
2) 2 minutes for informant section
3) 6 minutes total
In the diagnosis of dementia: (using a cutoff score of 4)
- sensitivity: 85%
- specificity: 86%
General
mental status examination (MSE)
References
- Sloane PD
Key Issues in the Primary Care of Alzheimer's disease
In: Facilitating Diagnosis and Management of Alzheimer's
Disease in the Primary Care Setting
Internal Medicine World Report 20(11) suppl Nov, 2005
- Brodaty H, Pond D, Kemp NM, Luscombe G, Harding L, Berman K,
Huppert FA.
The GPCOG: a new screening test for dementia designed for
general practice.
J Am Geriatr Soc. 2002 Mar;50(3):530-4.
PMID: 11943052