Why the study?
Does patient-administered computerized cognitive testing effectively identify suspected cognitive impairment in older patients in primary care?
Population
Older people (over age 65) in primary care with suspected cognitive impairment
Comparison
Patient-administered computerized cognitive… vs Standard tests or none
Design
Systematic_review
Authors
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Three batteries merit primary care evaluation for cognitive impairment; leaves open dementia prediction utility pending longitudinal validation.
Does patient-administered computerized cognitive testing effectively identify suspected cognitive impairment in older patients in primary care?
Existing computerized cognitive test batteries show potential for use in primary care to assess cognitive impairment, but require further validation and longitudinal data.
Tierney et al. (2010) studied this question.
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