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Comparing clock tests for dementia screening: naïve judgments vs formal systems--what is optimal?James M Scanlan
Alzheimer s Disease Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle 98195 6560, USA
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 17:14-21. 2002..Clock drawing tests (CDTs) vary in format, scoring, and complexity. Herein, we compared the dementia screening performance of seven CDT scoring systems and the judgements of untrained raters...- The Mini-Cog: a rapid dementia screening tool suitable for pharmacists' useStephen M Setter
Department of Pharmacotherapy, Colleg eof Pharmacy, Washington State University Elder Services, Spokane, Washington 99217 6131, USA
Consult Pharm 22:855-61. 2007..To familiarize the consultant pharmacist with the use of the Mini-Cog as a rapid screening tool for the assessment of dementia and outline currently available evidence regarding the validity of this screening tool within the community... - The Clock Drawing Test: utility for dementia detection in multiethnic eldersS Borson
Alzheimer s Disease Research Center Satellite Diagnostic Clinic and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 54:M534-40. 1999..Simple screening techniques adapted to a range of health and social service settings would accelerate dementia detection and social and health services planning for demented minority elders... - Improving identification of cognitive impairment in primary careSoo Borson
Alzheimer s Disease Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 6560, USA
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 21:349-55. 2006..To compare the relative level and predictors of accuracy of a brief cognitive screen, the Mini-Cog, with spontaneous detection of cognitive impairment by subjects' primary care physicians... - Simplifying detection of cognitive impairment: comparison of the Mini-Cog and Mini-Mental State Examination in a multiethnic sampleSoo Borson
Alzheimer s Disease Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 53:871-4. 2005..To compare detection of cognitive impairment using the Mini-Cog and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and to identify sociodemographic variables that influence detection in an ethnoculturally diverse sample... - Modeling the impact of COPD on the brainSoo Borson
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 3:429-34. 2008.... - The Mini-Cog as a screen for dementia: validation in a population-based sampleSoo Borson
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and the Alzheimer s Disease Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 51:1451-4. 2003..To test the Mini-Cog, a brief cognitive screening test, in an epidemiological study of dementia in older Americans... - Implementing routine cognitive screening of older adults in primary care: process and impact on physician behaviorSoo Borson
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Campus Box 356560, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
J Gen Intern Med 22:811-7. 2007..Early detection of cognitive impairment is a goal of high-quality geriatric medical care, but new approaches are needed to reduce rates of missed cases... - Antidepressant prescribing in nursing homes: is there a place for tricyclics?S Borson
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, USA
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 17:1140-5. 2002..To deduce a model describing physicians' choice of antidepressants for treating elderly nursing home patients... - Effectiveness of nursing home staff as managers of disruptive behavior: perceptions of nursing directorsS Borson
Department of Psychitry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle 98195 6560, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 8:251-3. 2000..The authors propose an interdisciplinary team training model as an appropriate design for improving competence and promoting collaborative care... - The mini-cog: a cognitive 'vital signs' measure for dementia screening in multi-lingual elderlyS Borson
Alzheimer s Disease Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 6560, USA
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 15:1021-7. 2000.... - Comorbidity in aging and dementia: scales differ, and the difference mattersSoo Borson
Alzheimer s Disease Research Center Satellite, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, 98195 6560, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 18:999-1006. 2010..Accurate assessment of the effect of dementia on healthcare utilization and costs requires separation of the effects of comorbid conditions, often poorly accounted for in existing claims-based studies... - Brief screening tests for dementiaWendy J Lorentz
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
Can J Psychiatry 47:723-33. 2002.... - Cognitive impairment, chronic disease burden, and functional disability: a population study of older ItaliansJames M Scanlan
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Alzheimer s Disease Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 15:716-24. 2007..To evaluate associations of cognitive impairment and disease burden with disability in an elderly population... - Cognition, aging, and disabilities: conceptual issuesSoo Borson
Memory Disorders Program, University of Washington School of Medicine, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Box 356560, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am 21:375-82. 2010.... - Should older adults be screened for cognitive impairment?Soo Borson
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
MedGenMed 6:30. 2004 - Time that tells: critical clock-drawing errors for dementia screeningMary C Lessig
Alzheimer s Disease Research Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, U S A
Int Psychogeriatr 20:459-70. 2008.... - The disappearing subject: exclusion of people with cognitive impairment and dementia from geriatrics researchJanelle S Taylor
Department of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 60:413-9. 2012..To evaluate exclusion of persons with cognitive impairment from research in geriatrics by determining its frequency, method, and rationale and treatment in the resulting publications... - Respiratory sinus arrhythmia is associated with efficiency of pulmonary gas exchange in healthy humansNicholas D Giardino
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, 1959 SE Pacific Street, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284:H1585-91. 2003..40, P = 0.03). These results are consistent with previous studies and further support the theory that RSA may improve the efficiency of pulmonary gas exchange... - Antidepressant use, depressive symptoms, and incident frailty in women aged 65 and older from the Women's Health Initiative Observational StudySusan L Lakey
Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, Washingtin, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 60:854-61. 2012..To examine the associations between depressive symptoms, antidepressant use, and duration of use with incident frailty 3 years later in nonfrail women aged 65 and older... - Association of incident dementia with hospitalizationsElizabeth A Phelan
Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104 2499, USA
JAMA 307:165-72. 2012..New evidence is needed to determine whether some admissions of persons with dementia might be potentially preventable... - Cooperative dementia care clinics: A new model for managing cognitively impaired patientsMary Lessig
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 54:1937-42. 2006..Formal service intervention trials to evaluate the generalizability and comparative effectiveness and economic viability of this model versus usual care are an appropriate next step... - The relationship between anticholinergic medications and Mini-Cog scores in older adults receiving home health careSusan L Lakey
University of Washington School of Pharmacy, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
Consult Pharm 24:673-80. 2009..To describe anticholinergic use patterns in older adult home health recipients and examine their relationship to evidence of cognitive impairment... - Neuroimaging in the clinical diagnosis of dementia: observations from a memory disorders clinicPaul R Borghesani
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 58:1453-8. 2010..To determine how often neuroimaging confirms, clarifies, or contradicts initial diagnoses of late-life cognitive disorders... - Combined heart rate variability and pulse oximetry biofeedback for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: preliminary findingsNicholas D Giardino
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback 29:121-33. 2004..We conclude that our intervention is feasible for patients with COPD and that further research using a randomized controlled design is warranted... - Assessment of older adults' knowledge of and preferences for medication management tools and support systemsSusan L Lakey
Department of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Ann Pharmacother 43:1011-9. 2009..A variety of strategies are available to assist older adults who have difficulties managing medications. Little is known about older adults' knowledge of or willingness to use these strategies... - Does caring for a spouse with dementia promote cognitive decline? A hypothesis and proposed mechanismsPeter P Vitaliano
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 59:900-8. 2011..To discuss why spouse caregivers (CGs) of people with dementia may be at higher risk for cognitive problems and decline than demographically similar people not caring for a spouse with dementia (noncaregivers; NCGs)... - The future of financing for long-term care: the Own Your Future campaignMichiko Iwasaki
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
J Aging Soc Policy 22:379-93. 2010..These possible barriers to the purchase of LTC insurance suggest targets to be addressed by policy makers seeking to find ways to offset the public costs of LTC... - Consultancies: a model for interdisciplinary training and mentoring of junior faculty investigatorsJulia L Herbert
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, USA
Acad Med 86:866-71. 2011..Their responses suggest that the consultancy format may stimulate the formation of new interdisciplinary mentoring relationships and foster cross-disciplinary collaborations... - Psychotherapy in long-term care: A reviewAshok J Bharucha
Advanced Center in Interventions and Services Research for Late Life Mood Disorders and the John A Hartford Center of Excellence in Geriatric Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
J Am Med Dir Assoc 7:568-80. 2006.... - Assessment of late life depressionGeorge S Alexopoulos
Weil Medical College, Cornell University (GSA, White Plains, New York 10605, USA
Biol Psychiatry 52:164-74. 2002..Care managers working together with primary care physicians can improve the recognition and treatment of depressed elderly patients by obtaining the training in using validated instruments and treatment algorithms... - Geriatric depression and chronic medical disease: another world of hurtDonald R Royall
J Am Geriatr Soc 50:969-70. 2002 - Primary care screening for dementia and mild cognitive impairmentJ Wesson Ashford
JAMA 299:1132-3; author reply 1133-4. 2008 - Reduction of caregiver burden in Alzheimer's disease by treatment with galantamineDaniel I Kaufer
Memory and Cognitive Disorder Program, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
CNS Spectr 10:481-8. 2005.... - Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance consensus statement on the unmet needs in diagnosis and treatment of mood disorders in late lifeDennis S Charney
National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
Arch Gen Psychiatry 60:664-72. 2003....