Errors in the scoring and reporting of cognitive screening instruments administered in primary care

Author:

Cannon Paul1,Larner Andrew J1

Affiliation:

1. Cognitive Function Clinic, Walton Centre for Neurology & Neurosurgery, Lower Lane, Fazakerley, Liverpool, L9 7LJ, UK

Abstract

Aim: To measure the frequency of scoring and reporting errors in cognitive screening instruments administered in the primary care setting in consecutive referrals to a dedicated secondary care memory clinic. Methods: Using a simple ad hoc classification, referral letters from primary care mentioning cognitive screening instrument use were classified as: unequivocal, incorrect/ambiguous or incomplete. Results: Overall, reported test scores were either ambiguous/incorrect or incomplete in 23% of cases, with higher individual frequencies for two screening instruments recommended for use in primary care, the Six-item Cognitive Impairment Test (26%) and the General Practitioner Assessment of Cognition (32%). Conclusion: Errors are not infrequent in the scoring and reporting of cognitive screening instruments administered in primary care. More training in their correct use and scoring is required.

Publisher

Future Medicine Ltd

Subject

Neurology (clinical)

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