Screening for Cognitive Impairment in an Elderly Veteran Population: Acceptability and Results Using Different Versions of the Mini‐Cog

Riley McCarten, J.; Anderson, Pauline; A. Kuskowski, Michael; McPherson, Susan; Borson, Soo

doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03249.x

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Screening for Cognitive Impairment in an Elderly Veteran Population: Acceptability and Results Using Different Versions of the Mini‐Cog

Published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society • Feb 1, 2011

Authors:

J. Riley McCarten

Pauline Anderson

Michael A. Kuskowski

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To assess the feasibility of cognitive screening in older veterans presenting for routine primary care. DESIGN: Quality improvement initiative. SETTING: Seven Veterans Affairs Medical Centers. PARTICIPANTS: Veterans aged 70 and older without a prior diagnosis of cognitive impairment. MEA...

Subject

Medicine

Veterans Affairs

Cog

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