Development and Validation of the Identification and Intervention for Dementia in Elderly Africans (IDEA) Study Dementia Screening Instrument

Conclusions:
The 6-item brief dementia screening instrument has acceptable properties and will be further tested and validated during future fieldwork. Although developed for use in sub-Saharan Africa, it may be of use in other world regions where the use of other cognitive screening instruments may result in bias due to low levels of formal education.

Source: Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology - May 12, 2014 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Gray, W. K., Paddick, S.-M., Kisoli, A., Dotchin, C. L., Longdon, A. R., Chaote, P., Samuel, M., Jusabani, A. M., Walker, R. W. Tags: Articles Source Type: research