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An Empirical Test of Telephone Screening to Identify Potential Dementia Cases

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2005

Margaret Gatz ,
Chandra Reynolds ,
Jovanka Nikolic ,
Beverly Lowe ,
Michele Karel  and
Nancy Pedersen
Margaret Gatz
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Chandra Reynolds
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Jovanka Nikolic
Affiliation:
Department of Sociology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Beverly Lowe
Affiliation:
Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Michele Karel
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Nancy Pedersen
Affiliation:
Division of Epidemiology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, The Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Abstract

Thirty-seven subjects, 15 with a clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and 22 normal controls, participated in a study of the accuracy of telephone screening in identifying potential dementia cases. The telephone protocol and scoring algorithm resulted in 100% sensitivity and 91% specificity. The findings suggest that a brief telephone interview can serve as an efficient screening device to locate dementia cases in the context of a large-scale community-based investigation.

Type
Research and Reviews
Information
International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 7 , Issue 3 , September 1995 , pp. 429 - 438
Copyright
© 1995 Springer Publishing Company

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