Rapid cognitive assessment: Accuracy and discriminant validity of Mini-Cog and process-based Clock Drawing Test

• Published in: Journal of Alzheimer's disease Vol. 104; no. 1; p. 200
• Main Authors: Yang, Qian, Yang, Hao, Long, Wei, Zuo, Sheng, Zhu, Defa, Guo, Qihao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2025
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alzheimer Disease - diagnosis; Alzheimer Disease - psychology; Cognitive Dysfunction - diagnosis; Cognitive Dysfunction - psychology; Female; Humans; Male; Mental Recall; Mental Status and Dementia Tests; Middle Aged; Neuropsychological Tests; Prospective Studies; Reproducibility of Results; ROC Curve; Sensitivity and Specificity; clock drawing test; mild cognitive impairment; Alzheimer's disease; Mini-Cog

BackgroundThe Mini-Cog is a brief cognitive examination comprising a three-item memory recall and a simplified Clock Drawing Test (CDT). There is limited research on the effects of detailed scoring criteria for the Mini-Cog on cognitive screening.ObjectiveTo assess the diagnostic effectiveness of th...