Validity of a brief computerized cognitive screening test in dementia

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 89-99

  Hammers, Dustin ^a   Spurgeon, Elizabeth ^b   Ryan, Kelly ^b   Persad, Carol ^b   Barbas, Nancy ^c,d   Heidebrink, Judith ^c,d   Darby, David ^e,f   Giordani, Bruno ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d VAAAHS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^f FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

cognitive decline; dementia; neuropsychological testing

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY MEMORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGSTATE BRIEF BATTERY TEST; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITERION RELATED VALIDITY; DEMENTIA; DIFFUSE LEWY BODY DISEASE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HUMAN; LEARNING; LOGIC; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; RESPONSE TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTENTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPUTERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 84862259278     PISSN: 08919887     EISSN: 15525708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891988712447894     Document Type: Article

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