Cognitive Assessment Tools for Screening Older Adults With Low Levels of Education: A Critical Review

Cognitive Assessment Tools for Screening Older Adults With Low Levels of Education: A Critical Review

Introduction: Cognitive assessment of older adults who are either illiterate or with low levels of education is particularly challenging because several battery tasks require a certain educational background. Early detection of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in the elderly using validated screening...

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Main Authors: José Wagner Leonel Tavares-Júnior, Ana Célia Caetano de Souza, Gilberto Sousa Alves, Janine de Carvalho Bonfadini, José Ibiapina Siqueira-Neto, Pedro Braga-Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
mental status tests
dementia tests
literacy
educational status
mild cognitive impairment
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00878/full

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