How to avoid 3 common errors in dementia screening.

The simple solutions outlined here will help you to sharpen your evaluative tools and improve accuracy.

The mini-Kingston Standardized Cognitive Assessment.

The Kingston Standardized Cognitive Assessment (KSCA) was designed to be a cognitive screening tool available for the health professionals who were not trained in specialized cognitive assessment techniques. It was introduced to bridge the gap between brief, narrowly focused rating scales and intensive, expensive, full neuropsychological assessments. We now present the mini-KSCA-Revised (mini-KSCAr).

The progression of behavior in dementia: an in-office guide for clinicians.

This article examines the progression of behavioral changes in 200 community living and long term care patients using the Kingston Standardized Behavioral Assessment, a measure of traditional neuropsychiatric behaviors (behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia) and neuropsychological behaviors. A group of patients diagnosed with probable Alzheimer's disease or mixed dementia (Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia), was assessed using the Kingston Standardized Behavioral Assessment, ranked by total Kingston Standardized Behavioral Assessment score and were divided into quartile-based groups. The scores revealed changes in behavior patterns across quartiles.

The Kingston Standardized Behavioural Assessment.

The Kingston Standardized Behavioural Assessment (KSBA), a behavioral screening tool that assesses the behavioral changes associated with dementia, particularly Alzheimer's disease (AD), is introduced. Designed to be user friendly for clinicians not trained in specialized behavioral assessment techniques, it addresses some of the problems of existing scales. A group of patients diagnosed with probable AD, vascular dementia, or mixed (AD and vascular) was assessed using the KSBA.

The brief Kingston Standardized Cognitive Assessment--revised.

Objectives: The Kingston Standardized Cognitive Assessment-Revised (KSCA-R) was designed to be a cognitive screening tool available to health professionals who were not trained in specialized cognitive assessment techniques. It was introduced to bridge the gap between brief, narrowly focused rating scales, and intensive, expensive, full neuropsychological assessments. We now present the Brief Kingston Standardized Cognitive Assessment-Revised (BriefKSCA-R).

Driving and dementia in Ontario: a quantitative assessment of the problem.

Background: The population is becoming increasingly aged, and concomitantly, the prevalence of dementia is steadily rising. Persons aged 65 years and over are likely to continue driving for many years and often well into the dementia process.

Methods: Ontario Ministry of Transportation driving data, census data, and dementia prevalence data were combined to determine the number of persons with potential dementia who are driving, both now and in about 25 years' time.

The Revised Kingston Standardized Cognitive Assessment.

The original Kingston Standardized Cognitive Assessment (KSCA) was designed to assess cognitive functioning in the elderly with suspected organic brain damage (i.e. dementia).