In-home assessment of dementia by nurses: experience using the CERAD evaluations. Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease

To maximize respondent participation in a study of the prevalence, incidence, and natural history of dementia. Clinical research nurses were trained to carry out evaluations for dementia in the home. We describe the assessment and training procedures used and note the advantages and drawbacks of thi...

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Published in:The Gerontologist 2001-06, Vol.41 (3), p.406-409
Main Authors: Trapp-Moen, B, Tyrey, M, Cook, G, Heyman, A, Fillenbaum, G G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Alzheimer Disease - diagnosis
Alzheimer Disease - epidemiology
Alzheimer Disease - nursing
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Geriatric Assessment - statistics & numerical data
Home Care Services
Humans
Male
Neuropsychological Tests - statistics & numerical data
Nursing Assessment - statistics & numerical data
Psychometrics
Reproducibility of Results
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Summary:To maximize respondent participation in a study of the prevalence, incidence, and natural history of dementia. Clinical research nurses were trained to carry out evaluations for dementia in the home. We describe the assessment and training procedures used and note the advantages and drawbacks of this approach. Nurse identification of the presence of dementia agreed well with that of medical specialists (kappa = 0.84), but was slightly poorer regarding type of dementia (kappa = 0.71). Use of nurses for such activity need not be limited to epidemiological studies, but is relevant also in clinical practice.
ISSN:0016-9013