Identifying cognitive impairment in heart failure: A review of screening measures

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 92-97

  Davis, Karen K ^a,b   Allen, Jerilyn K ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Cognitive screening; Heart failure; Screening tool

Indexed keywords

ABBREVIATED MENTAL TEST; BLESSED TEST OF ORIENTATION; CLOCK DRAWING TEST; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MONTREAL COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SHORT PORTABLE MENTAL STATUS QUESTIONNAIRE; SIX ITEM SCREENER;

ATTENTION; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MASS SCREENING; MEMORY DISORDERS; MENTAL COMPETENCY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84875270869     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: 15273288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2012.11.003     Document Type: Review

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