Reliability of the assessment of the clinical dementia rating scale from the analysis of medical records in comparison with the reference method.

Background: The Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) scale allows to detect the presence of dementia and to assess its severity, however its evaluation requires a significant time (45 min). We evaluated the agreement between two methods of collection of the CDR: face-to-face interview or based on the information available in the patient's medical record.

Methods: The CLIMER study was conducted among patients attending a memory center.