1. The Efficacy of General Practitioner Assessment of Cognition in Chinese Elders Aged 80 and Older.
- Author
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Xu F, Ma JJ, Sun F, Lee J, Coon DW, Xiao Q, Huang Y, Zhang L, and Liang ZH
- Subjects
- Aged, 80 and over, China, Female, Humans, Male, Primary Health Care, Sensitivity and Specificity, Cognitive Dysfunction diagnosis, Dementia diagnosis, General Practitioners, Geriatric Assessment, Neuropsychological Tests standards
- Abstract
Objectives: This study examined the efficacy of the General Practitioner Assessment of Cognition-Chinese version (GPCOG-C) in screening dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) among older Chinese., Methods: Survey questionnaires were administered to 293 participants aged 80 or above from a university hospital in mainland China. Alzheimer disease and MCI were diagnosed in light of the National Institute on Aging and the Alzheimer's Association (NIA/AA) criteria. The sensitivity and specificity of GPCOG-C and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) in screening dementia and MCI were compared to the NIA/AA criteria., Results: The GPCOG-C had the sensitivity of 62.3% and specificity of 84.6% in screening MCI, which had comparable efficacy as the NIA/AA criteria. In screening dementia, GPCOG-C had a lower sensitivity (63.7%) than the MMSE and a higher specificity (82.6%) higher than the MMSE., Conclusions: The GPCOG-C is a useful and efficient tool to identify dementia and MCI in older Chinese in outpatient clinical settings.
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- 2019
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