Screening for dementia by telephone using the memory impairment screen
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A cross sectional validation study to develop and assess telephone-based screening tests for Alzheimer's disease is presented. The Memory Impairment Screen by Telephone (MIS-T), the Category Fluency Test (CF-T) and the Telephone Instrument for Cognitive Status (TICS) are the instruments included in the telephone battery used for measurement.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2003
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Modeling memory decline in older adults: the importance of preclinical dementia, attrition, and chronological age
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A longitudinal study was undertaken and examined memory loss in nondemented older adults. The disease progression was studied and it was found that chronological age and study attrition contributed to observed memory loss.
Publication Name: Psychology and Aging
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0882-7974
Year: 2003
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Epidemiology of gait disorders in community-residing older adults
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A study on the incidence and prevalence of gait disorders in community residing older individuals and their association with risk of death and institutionalization, is discussed.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2006
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