Screening for dementia in general hospital inpatients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of available instruments

Age and Ageing

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 689-695

  Jackson, Thomas A ^a,b   Naqvi, Syeda Huma ^b   Sheehan, Bart ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dementia; General hospital; Older people; Screening; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ABBREVIATED MENTAL TEST SCORE; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIGIT SPAN BACKWARD TEST; DSM-III; DSM-IV; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GOLD STANDARD; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; ICD-10; INFORMANT QUESTIONNAIRE OF COGNITIVE DECLINE IN THE ELDERLY SHORT FORM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL TEST; META ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHORT PORTABLE MENTAL STATUS QUESTIONNAIRE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIME AND CHANGE TEST; VALIDATION PROCESS;

DEMENTIA; GENERAL HOSPITAL; OLDER PEOPLE; SCREENING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84887083637     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/aft145     Document Type: Article

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