Journal article
The Mini-Cog: a rapid dementia screening tool suitable for pharmacists' use
The Consultant pharmacist, Vol.22(10), pp.855-861
10/2007
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/106693
PMID: 18198975
Abstract
To familiarize the consultant pharmacist with the use of the Mini-Cog as a rapid screening tool for the assessment of dementia and outline currently available evidence regarding the validity of this screening tool within the community.
MEDLINE (1990-December 2006) and Web of Science (1995-December 2006) were searched for original research and review articles published in English.
Relevant literature regarding use of the Mini-Cog.
There exists a growing literature base regarding the clinical use of the Mini-Cog. Dementia within the elderly ambulatory population remains largely unrecognized. A rapid screening tool such as the Mini-Cog is a valuable instrument for health care practitioners, including consultant pharmacists, within the community to identify patients with possible cognitive impairment.
The Mini-Cog provides pharmacists with an easy and effective tool for the screening of dementia within assisted living, long-term care, and community-dwelling populations.
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- Title
- The Mini-Cog: a rapid dementia screening tool suitable for pharmacists' use
- Creators
- Stephen M Setter - Department of Pharmacotherapy, Colleg eof Pharmacy, Washington State University/Elder Services, Spokane, Washington 99217-6131, USA. ssetter@smhca.orgJoshua J NeumillerMelanie JohnsonSoo BorsonJames M Scanlan
- Publication Details
- The Consultant pharmacist, Vol.22(10), pp.855-861
- Academic Unit
- Pharmacotherapy, Department of
- Publisher
- United States
- Identifiers
- 99900547184201842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article