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To evaluate cognitive abilities in geriatric patients using simple tests.

Simple Methods of Testing Ability in Geriatric Patients

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To evaluate cognitive abilities in geriatric patients using simple tests.
Used a questionnaire to assess memory, vocabulary, calculation, orientation, and speech.
Employed practical tests utilizing match sticks and toys.
Tests were conducted by occupational therapists and unskilled observers.
Geriatric patients scoring less than 30 typically demonstrated a lack of independence.
The questionnaire allowed many patients to achieve full or near-full marks (45).
The testing process yielded consistent results that were easy for non-medical staff to understand.

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Randomized trial assesses cognitive ability in geriatric patients, highlighting the need for further clinical study.

C.P. Silver (2009) studied this question.

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