Screening for Cognitive Deficits in a Sample of Hospitalized Geriatric Patients: A Re‐evaluation of a Brief Mental Status Questionnaire

HAIM OMER, JOSEPH FOLDES, MARTIN TOBY, JACOB MENCZEL*

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Abstract

A 30‐item screening examination for cognitive deficits was administered to 65 hospitalized elderly patients and to 60 elderly controls. A high proportion (73 per cent) of the hospitalized patients were found to have low cognitive scores indicative of probable organic mental syndrome (OMS). Especially high deficits were found among the patients with orthopedic and cerebrovascular conditions. The test correctly identified the 15 cases of established OMS. The percentage of false positive results in the normal controls was reasonably low. The importance of routine cognitive measurements in medical wards is stressed. 1983 The American Geriatrics Society

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)266-268
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of the American Geriatrics Society
Volume31
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1983
Externally publishedYes

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